Synonyms for penny-pinching
penny-pinch·ing

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1. penny-pinchingnoun

   Synonyms:
   pinching pennies

2. penny-pinchingnoun

   reluctant to spend money; close-fisted

   Synonyms:
   pinching pennies

3. penny-pinchingnoun

   Instance of extreme economy.

   Synonyms:
   pinching pennies

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1. parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift, penny-pinchingadjective

   extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily

   Synonyms:
   tightness, niggardliness, minginess, parsimony, closeness, tightfistedness, parsimoniousness, thrift, niggardness, meanness

   Antonyms:
   generous

2. cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinnyadjective

   giving or spending with reluctance

   "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"

   Synonyms:
   scraggy, near(a), skinny, boney, tightlipped, cheeseparing, weedy, snug, stuffy, faithful, tight-fitting, airless, nigh, tightfitting, close-fitting, underweight, close, good, tightly fitting, tight, approximate, confining, closemouthed, near, tight fitting, nigh(a), unaired, secretive, dear, scrawny, closelipped

   Antonyms:
   generous

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