Tightwad

Synonyms for "tightwad" (27 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Adjective(2 words)

abstemious canny

Noun(3 words)

carl cheap charlie cheapo

cheapskate

Strong matches (8)

Noun(4 words)

cheapskate churl frugal miser

churl frugal miser niggard

Related words (13)

Noun(3 words)

niggard scrooge skinflint

Adjective(6 words)

parsimonious prudent snippy spareful sparing thrifty

piker skin skinflint stiff

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6 relation types

More general

1 entries

miser

Antonyms

1 entries

spendthrift

Synonyms

4 entries

cheapskate frugal miser skinflint

derived

1 entries

tightwaddish

derived from

2 entries

tight wad

related to

6 entries

cautious defensive derisive missouri money stingy

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

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Even though Mr Smith was very wealthy, he was a tightwad.

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Don't be such a tightwad!

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Take back what you said about me being a tightwad.

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I'm sort of a tightwad.

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