THRIFTY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for THRIFTY?

Need another word that means the same as “thrifty”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “thrifty” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Thrifty” are: careful, careful with money, provident, prudent, canny, economical, frugal, sparing, abstemious, parsimonious, penny-pinching, miserly

Thrifty as an Adjective

Definitions of "Thrifty" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “thrifty” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Careful and diligent in the use of resources.
• (of livestock or plants) strong and healthy.
• Using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully.
• Mindful of the future in spending money.
• Prosperous.

Synonyms of "Thrifty" as an adjective (12 Words)

abstemious	Sparing in consumption of especially food and drink- John Galsworthy. Abstemious with the use of adverbs.
canny	Having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters. She s a canny lass.
careful	Prudent in the use of something, especially money. Be careful to keep her shoes clean.
careful with money	Full of cares or anxiety-Luke 10.41.
economical	Using no more of something than is necessary. An economical shopper.
frugal	Simple and plain and costing little. A frugal lunch.
miserly	(of a quantity) pitiably small or inadequate. His miserly great uncle proved to be worth nearly 1 million.
parsimonious	Very unwilling to spend money or use resources. Even the parsimonious Joe paid for drinks all round.
penny-pinching	Giving or spending with reluctance.
provident	Careful in regard to your own interests. Wild squirrels are provident.
prudent	Careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment. Prudent hesitation.
sparing	Moderate; economical. Sparing in their use of heat and light.

Usage Examples of "Thrifty" as an adjective

• The sheep are vigorous and thrifty.
• He had been brought up to be thrifty and careful.

Associations of "Thrifty" (30 Words)

account	Keep an account of. I can t account for the missing money.
affordable	Inexpensive; reasonably priced. Affordable homes.
austerity	The trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures. He was noted for his austerity and his authoritarianism.
cheap	Embarrassingly stingy. Cheap shoddy goods.
cheaply	In a stingy manner. Cheaply priced designer furniture.
deliverance	The action of being rescued or set free. The low drawl he employed for such deliverances.
depositor	A person who keeps money in a bank or building society account.
economical	Using no more of something than is necessary. An economical meal.
frugal	Sparing or economical as regards money or food. I m a bit too frugal to splash out on designer clothes.
frugality	The quality of being economical with money or food; thriftiness. He scorned the finer things in life and valued frugality and simplicity.
inexpensive	Relatively low in price or charging low prices. Inexpensive family restaurants.
meagerly	Deficient in amount or quality or extent. These voices are meagerly represented at the conference.
miser	A stingy hoarder of money and possessions often living miserably. A typical miser he hid his money in the house in various places.
parsimonious	Very unwilling to spend money or use resources. Parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses.
parsimony	Extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily. A great tradition of public design has been shattered by government parsimony.
redemptive	Acting to save someone from error or evil. The healing power of redemptive love.
rescue	Denoting the emergency excavation of archaeological sites threatened by imminent building or road development. Rescue prisoners.
save	Save from sins. This move will save money.
saving	Bringing about salvation or redemption from sin. A surgeon s job is the saving of lives.
savings	A fund of money put by as a reserve.
schlock	Cheap or inferior goods or material; trash. Televisual schlock.
scrimp	Subsist on a meager allowance. I have scrimped and saved to give you a good education.
skimp	A fashionably short or revealing garment. She wore a yellow skimp.
sparing	Avoiding waste. Sparing in their use of heat and light.
sparingly	In a restricted or infrequent manner; in small quantities. The sharply flavoured leaves should be used sparingly.
stinginess	A lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money.
stint	Restrict (someone) in the amount of something, especially money, given or permitted. He doesn t stint on wining and dining.
thrift	Extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily. The values of thrift and self reliance.
thriftiness	Frugality in the expenditure of money or resources.
tightwad	A miserly person. He is a notorious tightwad.