Synonyms for frugal
ˈfru gəlfru·gal

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1. frugaladjective

   Synonyms:
   cheap, economical, thrifty

   Antonyms:
   lavish, spendthrift, prodigal

2. frugaladjective

   Avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste.

   Synonyms:
   cheap, thrifty, economical

   Antonyms:
   prodigal, lavish, spendthrift

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1. frugal

   Synonyms:
   sparing, economical, parsimonious, abstinent, abstemious, temperate, saving, thrifty, provident

   Antonyms:
   profuse, luxurious, extravagant, prodigal, self-indulgent, intemperate

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1. economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stintingadjective

   avoiding waste

   "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"

   Synonyms:
   stinting, economic, sparing, scotch, economical

   Antonyms:
   wasteful

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1. frugaladjective

   Synonyms:
   provident, economical, saving, sparing, choice, chary, careful, thrifty; not profuse, prodigal, or lavish

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1. frugaladjective

   Synonyms:
   economical, saving, sparing, thrifty, provident

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1. List of paraphrases for "frugal":

   thrifty, conservation-oriented, austere, economical

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1. Mayor Wang Anshun:

   Holding the Games in a frugal way is not a slogan, it's a reality, we will make full use of our current sports facilities and strictly control construction costs.

2. Jerome Griffith:

   She’s the baby boomer, mid 50’s, lives in the suburbs, works, is frugal, has a household income well over $100,000 a year and has or had children at home.

3. Mark Beaumont:

   The golden rule with kit is to take less than you think you need, you have to lug that all uphill, and no matter how frugal you are, you will find yourself after a week's touring at the post office with a box of stuff being posted home.

4. Nawneet Ranjan:

   It's frugal innovation at its best, with the right resources and mentoring, they can do so much more. And these can be applied in slums, in cities everywhere.

5. Bunruen Klinnak:

   We need to save money and be frugal because we don't know what politics will be like in the future.