niggard Antonyms
Strongest:
- unsparing
- bountiful
- selfless
- munificent
- lavish
- generous
- unstinting
- bounteous
- altruistic
- munificent
- openhanded
- free
- unselfish
- extravagant
- charitable
- openhanded
- bounteous
- lavish
- unstinting
- liberal
- unselfish
- extravagant
- free
- handsome
- generous
- handsome
- altruistic
- selfless
- bountiful
- liberal
- unsparing
- charitable
Strong:
- hospitable
- benevolent
- hospitable
- overgenerous
- freehanded
- profligate
- magnanimous
- compassionate
- benevolent
- freehanded
- magnanimous
- philanthropical
- philanthropical
- prodigal
- beneficent
- kindly
- profuse
- prodigal
- profuse
- compassionate
- philanthropic
- profligate
- kindly
- humanitarian
- overgenerous
- philanthropic
- unthrifty
- humanitarian
- unthrifty
- beneficent
Weak:
Strongest:
- pinching
- uncharitable
- parsimonious
- penurious
- selfish
- stingy
- niggardly
- greedy
- careful
- desirous
- tight
- cheap
- tightfisted
- mean
- close
- miserly
- ungenerous
Strong:
- frugal
- conserving
- economical
- spare
- stinting
- small
- penny-pinching
- pinchpenny
- covetous
- closefisted
- sparing
- thrifty
- saving
- chintzy
- mingy
- avaricious
- chary
- mercenary
- economizing
Weak:
Meaning of niggard
niggard (n)
a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
niggard (n.)
A person meanly close and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonous fellow; a miser.
niggard (a.)
Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy.
niggard (v. t. & i.)
To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly.
niggard Sentence Examples
- He was criticized for his niggardly contribution to the charity fundraiser.
- Despite his wealth, he lived a niggardly lifestyle, hoarding his resources.
- The company's niggardly approach to employee benefits led to low morale.
- She received a niggardly portion of food at the banquet.
- The landlord's niggardly attitude towards maintenance left the building in disrepair.
- The government's niggardly allocation of funds hindered progress in education.
- His niggardly tipping habits earned him a reputation among service staff.
- The boss's niggardly approval of vacation days frustrated the employees.
- Despite the project's success, the investors offered only a niggardly increase in funding.
- The shopkeeper's niggardly discounts did little to attract customers.
FAQs About the word niggard
a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spendA person meanly close and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonous fellow; a miser., Like a
pinching, uncharitable, parsimonious, penurious, selfish, stingy, niggardly, greedy,careful, desirous
unsparing, bountiful, selfless, munificent, lavish,generous, unstinting, bounteous, altruistic, munificent
He was criticized for his niggardly contribution to the charity fundraiser.
Despite his wealth, he lived a niggardly lifestyle, hoarding his resources.
The company's niggardly approach to employee benefits led to low morale.
She received a niggardly portion of food at the banquet.
