frittering (Meaning)
frittering (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Fritter
Synonyms & Antonyms of frittering
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- cheap
- close
- close
- miserly
- saving
- saving
- frugal
- cheap
- uncharitable
- penurious
- conserving
- chintzy
- sparing
- spare
- uncharitable
- chintzy
- stingy
- sparing
- miserly
- niggardly
- tight
- parsimonious
- pinching
- tightfisted
- mean
- parsimonious
- mean
- tight
- ungenerous
- spare
- niggardly
- ungenerous
- penurious
- careful
- stingy
- tightfisted
- conserving
- pinching
- frugal
- careful
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- scrimping
- skimping
- avaricious
- greedy
- stinting
- stinting
- shabby
- sordid
- mingy
- pinchpenny
- economical
- greedy
- closefisted
- selfish
- small
- thrifty
- chary
- penny-pinching
- chary
- niggard
- acquisitive
- pinchpenny
- shabby
- mingy
- skimping
- niggard
- thrifty
- economical
- small
- selfish
- desirous
- sordid
- acquisitive
- desirous
- avaricious
- economizing
- closefisted
- penny-pinching
- scrimping
- economizing
frittering Sentence Examples
- I frittered away my afternoon mindlessly scrolling through social media.
- The politician's reckless spending frittered away the country's treasury.
- The students frittered away their time playing video games instead of studying.
- The athlete frittered away his talent by indulging in unhealthy habits.
- The artist frittered away years on unsuccessful projects without gaining recognition.
- The businessman frittered away his fortune on frivolous investments.
- The couple frittered away their relationship by neglecting to address underlying issues.
- The writer frittered away his potential by writing shallow and unoriginal work.
- The government frittered away taxpayer money on bloated bureaucracy and ineffective programs.
- The company frittered away its market share by failing to innovate and adapt to changing consumer trends.
FAQs About the word frittering
of Fritter
profligate, wasteful, dissipating,wasting, spendthrift, squandering, prodigal, philanthropic, philanthropical, thriftless
cheap, close, close, miserly, saving, saving, frugal, cheap, uncharitable, penurious
I frittered away my afternoon mindlessly scrolling through social media.
The politician's reckless spending frittered away the country's treasury.
The students frittered away their time playing video games instead of studying.
The athlete frittered away his talent by indulging in unhealthy habits.