Synonyms for frugal
ˈfru gəlfru·gal

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1. frugaladjective

   Synonyms:
   cheap, economical, thrifty

   Antonyms:
   lavish, spendthrift, prodigal

2. frugaladjective

   Avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste.

   Synonyms:
   cheap, thrifty, economical

   Antonyms:
   prodigal, lavish, spendthrift

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1. frugal

   Synonyms:
   sparing, economical, parsimonious, abstinent, abstemious, temperate, saving, thrifty, provident

   Antonyms:
   profuse, luxurious, extravagant, prodigal, self-indulgent, intemperate

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1. economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stintingadjective

   avoiding waste

   "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"

   Synonyms:
   stinting, economic, sparing, scotch, economical

   Antonyms:
   wasteful

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1. frugaladjective

   Synonyms:
   provident, economical, saving, sparing, choice, chary, careful, thrifty; not profuse, prodigal, or lavish

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1. frugaladjective

   Synonyms:
   economical, saving, sparing, thrifty, provident

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1. List of paraphrases for "frugal":

   thrifty, conservation-oriented, austere, economical

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1. Mujtaba Rahman:

   There's been big movement in most of Europe's capitals in recognition of the scale of the challenge, that's decidedly what you're not getting from the' Frugal Four.' It's effectively a restatement of old positions.

2. Jerome Griffith:

   She’s the baby boomer, mid 50’s, lives in the suburbs, works, is frugal, has a household income well over $100,000 a year and has or had children at home.

3. Jack Kent Cooke:

   The guy Haberkorn — who is a professional personal injury lawyer — did a number on me, then he looked me up, found out who my dad is, and saw dollar signs when he learned my name. He assumed I was a billionaire, which I’m not, i live on a budget like anyone else, I get a monthly allowance, I am not shopping on Madison Avenue, I take the subway, and I am very frugal. I am not Paris Hilton.

4. Nawneet Ranjan:

   It's frugal innovation at its best, with the right resources and mentoring, they can do so much more. And these can be applied in slums, in cities everywhere.

5. Thomas Jefferson:

   A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement.