miserly Antonyms
Strongest:
- bountiful
- munificent
- unstinting
- unsparing
- munificent
- extravagant
- generous
- bounteous
- unselfish
- selfless
- charitable
- openhanded
- openhanded
- generous
- liberal
- unsparing
- bountiful
- unstinting
- extravagant
- selfless
- altruistic
- unselfish
- altruistic
- charitable
- bounteous
- liberal
Strong:
- kindly
- hospitable
- overgenerous
- magnanimous
- humanitarian
- philanthropical
- magnanimous
- benevolent
- philanthropic
- handsome
- profuse
- profligate
- profuse
- lavish
- kindly
- philanthropical
- free
- profligate
- humanitarian
- beneficent
- philanthropic
- freehanded
- compassionate
- wasteful
- beneficent
- hospitable
- lavish
- handsome
- benevolent
- freehanded
- free
- compassionate
- overgenerous
- wasteful
Weak:
Strongest:
- mingy
- selfish
- tight
- uncharitable
- economical
- penny-pinching
- spare
- chintzy
- sparing
- ungenerous
- stingy
- parsimonious
- tightfisted
- careful
- mean
- niggardly
- penurious
- niggard
- cheap
- greedy
- desirous
- pinching
- close
Strong:
- conserving
- stinting
- thrifty
- hoggish
- chary
- acquisitive
- avaricious
- covetous
- small
- economizing
- mercenary
- closefisted
- saving
- frugal
- pinchpenny
Weak:
Meaning of miserly
miserly (s)
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
miserly (a.)
Like a miser; very covetous; sordid; niggardly.
FAQs About the word miserly
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosityLike a miser; very covetous; sordid; niggardly.
mingy,selfish, tight, uncharitable, economical, penny-pinching, spare, chintzy, sparing, ungenerous
bountiful, munificent, unstinting, unsparing, munificent, extravagant, generous, bounteous, unselfish, selfless
The miserly landlord refused to grant his tenants a rent reduction, leaving them struggling to make ends meet.
Despite his vast wealth, the miserly tycoon donated only a pittance to charity.
The miserly professor meticulously counted every sheet of paper he used, and refused to share his supplies with students.
The miserly old man hoarded his pennies, living in squalor while his bank account swelled.
