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Synonyms of frugal in English:

frugal


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adjective

1‘she lives a frugal life’

SYNONYMS
thrifty, sparing, economical, saving
careful, cautious, prudent, provident, unwasteful, sensible, canny
abstemious, abstinent, austere, self-denying, ascetic, non-indulgent, self-disciplined, spartan, puritanical, nunlike, monklike, monastic, monkish
miserly, parsimonious, niggardly, scrimping, cheese-paring, penny-pinching, close-fisted, ungenerous, grasping
North American forehanded
informal tight-fisted, tight, mingy, stingy
North American informal cheap
ANTONYMS

extravagant

2‘the boys finished their frugal breakfast’

SYNONYMS
meagre, scanty, scant, paltry, skimpy, insufficient
plain, simple, moderate, temperate, austere, ascetic, spartan, restrained
inexpensive, cheap, economical, energy-efficient, energy-saving, fuel-efficient, fuel-saving
ANTONYMS

lavish