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. Sean Buchanan:

   I do like the anti-austerity viewpoints he puts forward, i am going to wait and see how it (Corbyn's leadership) goes ... I wouldn't say it's inconceivable that I'd vote Labour again, but it comes down to actions.

2. John Curtice:

   It's about austerity and globalization, it is particularly, perhaps, about the consequences of austerity in the context of a globalized world.

3. Melissa Mark-Viverito:

   Austerity is not the solution, the solution to this crisis cannot be at the expense of the working class and the most vulnerable.

4. 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.

5. Rachel Krengel:

   For( the government) to do something about it now would mean an acknowledgement that child poverty has soared over the last seven years, it would be an admission of what austerity has done to our society.