mingy (Meaning)
mingy (s)
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
Synonyms & Antonyms of mingy
Synonyms:
- uncharitable
- selfish
- chintzy
- penny-pinching
- pinching
- penurious
- ungenerous
- sparing
- mean
- parsimonious
- niggardly
- stingy
- spare
- miserly
- stinting
- cheap
- economical
- greedy
- niggard
- tightfisted
- close
- tight
- desirous
- careful
Antonyms:
- extravagant
- free
- handsome
- unstinting
- lavish
- charitable
- bountiful
- extravagant
- liberal
- liberal
- unselfish
- openhanded
- bounteous
- charitable
- overgenerous
- bountiful
- unsparing
- generous
- unselfish
- altruistic
- munificent
- altruistic
- munificent
- openhanded
- selfless
- unsparing
- lavish
- generous
- selfless
- unstinting
- overgenerous
- free
- bounteous
- handsome
Synonyms:
- small
- saving
- hoggish
- closefisted
- economizing
- acquisitive
- pinchpenny
- avaricious
- mercenary
- covetous
- thrifty
- chary
- shabby
- frugal
- sordid
- rapacious
- conserving
- grudging
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mingy Sentence Examples
- The mingy miser refused to spend even a dime on charity.
- The teacher's mingy grading scale left students disheartened.
- The stingy landlord's mingy rent increase caused outrage among tenants.
- Her mingy donation to the fundraiser was a disappointment.
- The mingy portion of food left everyone hungry and unsatisfied.
- The company's mingy pay raises failed to keep up with inflation.
- The mingy host provided a meager spread for his guests.
- The mingy corporation's profits were unjustly distributed.
- The mingy gesture of apology lacked sincerity.
- The mingy salesperson offered a paltry discount that was hardly worth the effort.
FAQs About the word mingy
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
uncharitable, selfish, chintzy, penny-pinching, pinching, penurious, ungenerous, sparing, mean, parsimonious
extravagant, free, handsome, unstinting, lavish, charitable, bountiful, extravagant, liberal, liberal
The mingy miser refused to spend even a dime on charity.
The teacher's mingy grading scale left students disheartened.
The stingy landlord's mingy rent increase caused outrage among tenants.
Her mingy donation to the fundraiser was a disappointment.
