Synonyms for austerity
ɔˈstɛr ɪ tiaus·ter·i·ty

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1. austeritynoun

   Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.

   Antonyms:
   comfort

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1. austerity, asceticism, nonindulgencenoun

   the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)

   Synonyms:
   nonindulgence, ascesis, asceticism

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1. austeritynoun

   Synonyms:
   severity, rigor, sternness, harshness, asceticism

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1. List of paraphrases for "austerity":

   asceticism, rigour, saving, savings, thrift, retrenchment, stringency, restraint, frugality

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1. Monica Malik:

   The important thing to remember is that austerity will be a multi-year process. There will be more measures in the next few years and these will continue to keep growth subdued.

2. Rachel Krengel:

   For( the government) to do something about it now would mean an acknowledgement that child poverty has soared over the last seven years, it would be an admission of what austerity has done to our society.

3. Kirill Pyshkin:

   The market seems too optimistic about the prospect for a Greek deal. The government has been elected to dump austerity, and Greek people don't care about the duration of the country's bonds, they care about jobs and salaries, so the standoff can last more than the market thinks.

4. Panagiotis Lafazanis:

   Syriza accepted a new, third bailout - austerity that goes against its program and pledges.

5. Alexander Groves:

   We have so much stuff in our lives, and sometimes austerity is a great luxury, it was great to be given the opportunity to make something that isn't a commodity to sell. Designers can design an experience; it doesn't have to be about more stuff.