Antonyms for miser
ˈmaɪ zərmiser

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1. misernoun

   Antonyms:
   spendthrift

   Synonyms:
   skinflint, cheapskate, scrooge

2. misernoun

   A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.

   Ebenezer Scrooge was a stereotypical miser, he spent nothing he could save; neither giving to charity nor enjoying his wealth.

   Synonyms:
   cheapskate, scrooge, skinflint

   Antonyms:
   spendthrift

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. miser

   Antonyms:
   prodigal, spendthrift, rake

   Synonyms:
   niggard, churl, skinflint, curmudgeon, screw, scrimp, hunks

Matched Categories

1. • Hoarder

Princeton's WordNet

1. misernoun

   a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)

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1. misernoun

   Synonyms:
   niggard, muckworm, curmudgeon, skinflint, hunks, lickpenny, pinchfist, screw, scrimp

How to use miser in a sentence?

1. Brendan Francis:

   If you have a talent, use it in every which way possible. Don't hoard it. Don't dole it out like a miser. Spend it lavishly like a millionaire intent on going broke.

2. Karl Kraus:

   Experiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel cannot exhaust.

3. Lucius Accius Telephus:

   Is demum miser est, cuius nobilitas miserias nobilitat. (Indeed, wretched the man whose fame makes his misfortunes famous.)

4. Robertson Davies:

   To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser.

5. Laurence J. Peter:

   Every man serves a useful purpose: A miser, for example, makes a wonderful ancestor.

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