1. (adj)hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances(p), penniless, penurious, pinched not having enough money to pay for necessities Antonyms: rich, generous
2. (adj)parsimonious, penurious excessively unwilling to spend Synonyms: pinched, penurious, penniless, parsimonious, impecunious, hard up, in straitened circumstances(p) Antonyms: generous, rich
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'penurious'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. penurious Avaricious and covetous refer especially to acquisition, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, and penurious to expenditure. The avaricious man has an eager craving for money, and ordinaril Synonyms: avaricious, close, greedy, niggardly, penurious, sordid, covetous, miserly, parsimonious, rapacious, stingy Antonyms: bountiful, free, generous, liberal, munificent, prodigal, wasteful
Synonyms for penurious 
