Synonyms for economical
ˌɛk əˈnɒm ɪ kəl, ˌi kə-eco·nom·i·cal

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1. economic, economicaladjective

   using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness

   "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time"

   Synonyms:
   stinting, economic, sparing, scotch, frugal

   Antonyms:
   wasteful, inefficient

2. economic, economicaladjective

   of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth

   "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life"

   Synonyms:
   stinting, economic, sparing, scotch, frugal

   Antonyms:
   inefficient, wasteful

3. 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, frugal

   Antonyms:
   wasteful, inefficient

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1. economicaladjective

   Synonyms:
   saving, sparing, provident, thrifty, frugal, not wasteful, not lavish

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1. economicaladjective

   Synonyms:
   frugal, saving, thrifty, provident

   Antonyms:
   extravagant

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1. List of paraphrases for "economical":

   economic, thrifty, cost-effective, frugal

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1. Med Jones:

   Although the protesters in Egypt and neighboring countries are calling for democratic reforms, in reality they are calling for better economic life. Democracy is only a means to an end. I believe the driving forces behind the Tunisian and Egyptian uprisings are economical. A chronic high unemployment combined with an inflation in food prices is a volatile mix that can lead to major civic outbursts.

2. Chinese Ambassador Wang:

   China and Cambodia have become ironclad brothers, economical with words but generous in action, treating each other with all sincerity and standing side by side at challenging times.

3. Chad Frost:

   We're bringing state-of-the-art tech to the challenge of tracking wildlife, using modern networking technologies and economical prototyping techniques like 3D printing, this collaboration is creating a new kind of tag that will fundamentally change the scale of science that can come out of tracking wildlife like sea otters.

4. Richard Feynman:

   There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it's only a hundred billion. It's less than the national deficit! We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers.

5. Hyundai Motor:

   Even though the investment is confirmed, we are considering outsourcing and securing supplies of an economical new car by investing in a non-controlling stake without participating in the management of the new corporation.