Synonyms for austerity
ɔˈstɛr ɪ tiaus·ter·i·ty

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1. austeritynoun

   Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.

   Antonyms:
   comfort

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1. austerity, asceticism, nonindulgencenoun

   the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)

   Synonyms:
   nonindulgence, ascesis, asceticism

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1. austeritynoun

   Synonyms:
   severity, rigor, sternness, harshness, asceticism

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1. List of paraphrases for "austerity":

   asceticism, rigour, saving, savings, thrift, retrenchment, stringency, restraint, frugality

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1. Jeremy Corbyn:

   It's been fascinating - and exhilarating - watching this movement mushroom over the last few weeks, this campaign is about spreading a message of hope and change based on the central choice - five years or more of continued austerity, or a plan for investment and growth that stands up for the majority.

2. Angela Wright:

   Gray is the color of austerity, and we're going to keep wearing gray until we feel better financially.

3. Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis:

   I would warn anyone who is considering strategically amputating Greece from Europe because this is very dangerous, who will be next after us? Portugal? What will happen when Italy discovers it is impossible to remain inside the straitjacket of austerity?

4. Irini Kasidokosta:

   I wish Tsipras had done what he promised (to overturn austerity) but they didn't let him, now we have turned into beggars for a plate of food.

5. Bill Gross:

   It is demand that must be increased – yes China must move more quickly to a consumer-based economy – but the developed world must play its part by abandoning its destructive emphasis on fiscal austerity, and begin to replace its rapidly decaying infrastructure that has been delayed for decades.