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Antonyms for thrifty
ˈθrɪf tithrifty

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  1. thriftyadjective

    Antonyms:
    spendthrift

  2. thriftyadjective

    Antonyms:
    spendthrift

  3. thriftyadjective

    Antonyms:
    spendthrift

  4. thriftyadjective

    Antonyms:
    spendthrift

  5. thriftyadjective

    Antonyms:
    spendthrift

  6. thriftyadjective

    Antonyms:
    spendthrift

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. thrifty

    Antonyms:
    thriftless, unthrifty, wasteful, prodigal

    Synonyms:
    prudent, careful, economical saving, frugal, flourishing, provident, sparing

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 1 vote

  1. thriftyadjective

    careful and diligent in the use of resources

    Antonyms:
    uneconomic, extravagant, wasteful, improvident, prodigal, pound-foolish, spendthrift, profligate, uneconomical

    Synonyms:
    careful

  2. careful, thriftyadjective

    mindful of the future in spending money

    "careful with money"

    Antonyms:
    pound-foolish, wasteful, improvident, spendthrift, uneconomic, uneconomical, profligate, prodigal, extravagant

    Synonyms:
    deliberate, heedful, measured, careful

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. thriftyadjective

    Synonyms:
    sparing, economical, provident, frugal, thriving, prosperous, luxuriant

How to use thrifty in a sentence?

  1. Lisa Davis:

    The Thrifty Food Plan is still The Thrifty Food Plan. What is the least amount of money that a family that is struggling would have to have spend to have a healthy diet ? share Our Strength's not generous by any means.

  2. Lisa Davis:

    The updated Thrifty Food Plan better reflects the way families live today, where working households do not have unlimited hours to prepare food from scratch and modern dietary guidelines advise a wider variety of foods, particularly leafy greens and lean proteins, which can be more costly.

  3. Horace Binney:

    Nature is the most thrifty thing in the world; she never wastes anything; she undergoes change, but there is no annihilation, the essence remains - matter is eternal.

  4. Aesop:

    It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#23228thrifty
#34015extravagant
#38056wasteful
#43675prodigal
#100309uneconomic
#107022profligate
#118329spendthrift
#130321uneconomical
#235698improvident

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