A miser hoards money not because he is prudent but because he is greedy.
Source: tatoeba (1966)
Miser
/ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)/
Synonyms for "miser" (81 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (17)
Noun(13 words)
cheapskatepenny pincherskinflinttightwadavaricious figurecarlcheapasscheapiecheapocheapskateschurlclamclutchfist
Strong matches (24)
Noun(11 words)
economiserel cheapogreed figuregrinchlast of the big spendersmagpiemiserly figuremoney hoardermoneygrubbermuckwormnickel nurser
Related words (40)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: cheapskate, penny pincher, skinflint, tightwad, accumulator.
- Sentence evidence is available for miser, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "miser".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "miser"
Keep "miser" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "miser" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "miser", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "miser" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
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5 entriesInflections
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2 entriesTranslations
181 translations across 56 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- θρῑ́ψ noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Arabic
2 entries- بَخِيل noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- بَخِيلَة noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Armenian
4 entries- գծուծ noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- ժլատ noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- կծծի noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- քցիպ noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Bulgarian
2 entries- скъперник noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- стипца noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Catalan
3 entries- agarrat noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- avar noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- gasiu noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Chinese
1 entries- 凍霜鬼 /冻霜鬼 noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 孤寒鬼 noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 吝嗇鬼 /吝啬鬼 noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- 守財奴 /守财奴 noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- 小气鬼 noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Czech
3 entries- držgrešle noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- lakomec noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- skrblík noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Danish
2 entries- fedtsyl noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- gnier noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Dutch
4 entries- gierigaard noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- krent noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- krentenkakker noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- schraper noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Esperanto
2 entries- avarulino noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- avarulo noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Faroese
2 entries- kargapisa noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- nábalsklógv noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Fijian
1 entries- mamaqi noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Finnish
4 entries- itarus noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- kitupiikki noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- penninvenyttäjä noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- saituri noun (skinflint or scrooge)
French
4 entries- avare noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- crevard noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- grigou noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- grippe-sou noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Georgian
1 entries- ძუნწი noun (skinflint or scrooge)
German
4 entries- Geizhals noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- Geizige noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- Geiziger noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- Geizkragen noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Greek
3 entries- τσιγγούνης noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- φιλάργυρος noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- φραγκοφονιάς noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Hebrew
1 entries- קמצן noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Hindi
1 entries- कंजूस noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Hungarian
3 entries- fösvény noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- smucig noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- sóher noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Icelandic
1 entries- nirfill noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Irish
1 entries- cníopaire noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Italian
4 entries- avara noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- avaro noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- pitocca noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- pitocco noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Japanese
3 entries- けちんぼう noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- ケチ noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- 守銭奴 noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Korean
1 entries- 수전노 noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Latin
3 entries- avara noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- avarus noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- parcēprōmus noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Limburgish
1 entries- bies noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Low German
4 entries- Giezknuppen noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- Pennschieter noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- Pennschieterin noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- Pennschietersch noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Macedonian
2 entries- скржавец noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- циција noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Malayalam
3 entries- അറുപിശുക്കൻ noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- പിശുക്കൻ noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- ലുബ്ധൻ noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Mon
1 entries- အိက်ခအေတ် noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Māori
4 entries- atuapo noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- kaihākere noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- kaikoropeke noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- porokaihākere noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Norman
3 entries- agravé noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- avare noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- rapinneux noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Norwegian
1 entries- gjerrigknark noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Occitan
3 entries- avar noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- cusson noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- sarrat noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Old Uyghur
1 entries- 𐽲𐽶𐽴 noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- جام گوز noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Persian
2 entries- اسکروج noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- خسیس noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Polish
4 entries- dusigrosz noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- kutwa noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- sknera noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- sknerus noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Portuguese
4 entries- avarenta noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- avarento noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- forreta noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- muquirana noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Romanian
1 entries- zgârcit noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Russian
4 entries- жа́дина noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- жмот noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- крохобо́р noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- курку́ль noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- tvrdica noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- škrtac noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- škrtica noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- тврдица noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Spanish
4 entries- agarrado noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- avaro noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- cerracatín noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- cicatero noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Swahili
1 entries- mbahili noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Swedish
4 entries- girigbuk noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- gnidare noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- snåljåp noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- snållänning noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Tagalog
2 entries- kuripot noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- singgi noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Telugu
4 entries- పిసినారి noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- పీనాశి noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- పీనాసి noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- లోభి noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Turkish
3 entries- cimri noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- hasis noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- pinti noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Urdu
1 entries- چنڈال noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Vietnamese
1 entries- thần giữ của noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Vilamovian
2 entries- gȧjcwenst noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- gȧjcwonst noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Volapük
3 entries- hilavaran noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- jilavaran noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- lavaran noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Yiddish
3 entries- סקנער noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- סקנערוק noun (skinflint or scrooge)
- קמצן noun (skinflint or scrooge)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
What a miser you are!
Source: tatoeba (36053)
It is true he is rich, but he is a miser.
Source: tatoeba (36226)
The miser opened the box to find his money stolen.
Source: tatoeba (50503)
Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "miser"?
Closest matches include cheapskate, penny pincher, skinflint, tightwad, accumulator.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "miser"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.