Word.ws English Dictionary

Synonyms of frugality

7 similar words

Another word for frugality is thrift. Other synonyms of frugality are thriftiness, tightness, economy and stinginess.

Synonyms and similar words for frugality

nounThe quality of being frugal; prudent economy.

  • economy
  • thriftThe characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money).
  • thriftinessThe property of being thrifty.
  • parsimonyChiefly in law of parsimony, principle of parsimony, etc.: the quality or characteristic of using the fewest facts or...
  • tightnessThe quality or degree of being tight.
  • stinginessThe property of being stingy: a lack of generosity; excessive parsimony.
  • miserlinessThe property of being miserly: excessive parsimony.

Meaning of frugality

  1. noun The quality of being frugal; prudent economy.
  2. noun A sparing use; sparingness.

Full definition of frugality

frugality in other languages

Questions about synonyms of frugality

What is another word for frugality?
Frugality has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as thrift, thriftiness, tightness, economy and stinginess.
What does frugality mean?
Frugality means the quality of being frugal; prudent economy.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: frugality (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this page: “Synonyms of frugality.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/synonyms/frugality. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.