Economical

//ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl//

Synonyms for "economical" (67 found)

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Closest matches (14)

Adjective(1 words)
abstemious
Adjective(1 words)
economic

Strong matches (20)

Adjective(1 words)
frugal

Related words (33)

Adjective(3 words)
scotchsparingstinting
Adjective(3 words)
snippysparefulwell-oiled

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similar

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Translations

47 translations across 20 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries
  • икономичен adj (careful with money)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 節約的 /节约的 adj (careful with money)
  • 經濟實惠的 /经济实惠的 adj (saving money or resources)

Czech

1 entries
  • hospodárný adj (careful with money)

Dutch

2 entries
  • spaarzaam adj (careful with money)
  • zuinig adj (careful with money)

Finnish

4 entries
  • edullinen adj (saving money or resources)
  • säästeliäs adj (careful with money)
  • säästäväinen adj (careful with money)
  • taloudellinen adj (saving money or resources)

French

2 entries
  • économe adj (careful with money)
  • économique adj (saving money or resources)

German

3 entries
  • sparsam adj (careful with money)
  • wirtschaftlich adj (careful with money)
  • ökonomisch adj (careful with money)

Greek

4 entries
  • οικονομικός adj (careful with money)
  • οικονομικός adj (saving money or resources)
  • οικονόμος adj (careful with money)
  • φειδωλός adj (careful with money)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • gazdaságos adj (careful with money)
  • gazdaságos adj (saving money or resources)

Irish

4 entries
  • eacnamaíoch adj (careful with money)
  • eacnamaíoch adj (saving money or resources)
  • eacnamúil adj (careful with money)
  • eacnamúil adj (saving money or resources)

Latin

1 entries
  • parcus adj (careful with money)

Latvian

1 entries
  • ekonomisks adj (careful with money)

Persian

2 entries
  • اقتصادی adj (careful with money)
  • اقتصادی adj (saving money or resources)

Polish

3 entries
  • ekonomiczny adj (careful with money)
  • oszczędnościowy adj (saving money or resources)
  • oszczędny adj (careful with money)

Russian

3 entries
  • бережли́вый adj (careful with money)
  • эконо́мный adj (careful with money)
  • экономи́чный adj (saving money or resources)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • cùramach adj (careful with money)

Slovene

3 entries
  • ekonomičen adj (careful with money)
  • gospodaren adj (careful with money)
  • varčen adj (careful with money)

Spanish

4 entries
  • ahorrador adj (careful with money)
  • ahorroso adj (careful with money)
  • ecomómico adj (saving money or resources)
  • económico adj (careful with money)

Swedish

1 entries
  • sparsam adj (careful with money)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • еконо́мний adj (careful with money)
  • еконо́мний adj (saving money or resources)

Sample sentences

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Nancy is economical with her smiles.

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It's more economical to go by bus instead of taking a taxi.

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This problem bristles with difficulties both psychological and economical.

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This car is very economical on gas.

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