niggard Synonyms
Strongest:
- tightfisted
- ungenerous
- tight
- mean
- uncharitable
- careful
- cheap
- greedy
- stingy
- selfish
- miserly
- parsimonious
- penurious
- niggardly
- pinching
- close
- desirous
Strong:
- small
- spare
- stinting
- pinchpenny
- economical
- sparing
- avaricious
- chintzy
- closefisted
- chary
- thrifty
- mingy
- mercenary
- covetous
- conserving
- penny-pinching
- economizing
- frugal
- saving
Weak:
Strongest:
- extravagant
- selfless
- liberal
- bountiful
- handsome
- selfless
- bountiful
- unselfish
- unstinting
- lavish
- unselfish
- munificent
- generous
- charitable
- unsparing
- bounteous
- free
- bounteous
- generous
- unsparing
- extravagant
- munificent
- liberal
- altruistic
- charitable
- openhanded
- free
- handsome
- lavish
- altruistic
- unstinting
- openhanded
Strong:
- overgenerous
- hospitable
- freehanded
- beneficent
- prodigal
- profuse
- magnanimous
- benevolent
- magnanimous
- compassionate
- unthrifty
- kindly
- hospitable
- profligate
- humanitarian
- philanthropic
- philanthropical
- beneficent
- unthrifty
- humanitarian
- philanthropical
- freehanded
- benevolent
- philanthropic
- prodigal
- kindly
- profuse
- overgenerous
- compassionate
- profligate
Weak:
niggard Meaning
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
tightfisted, ungenerous, tight, mean, uncharitable,careful, cheap, greedy, stingy, selfish
extravagant, selfless, liberal, bountiful, handsome, selfless, bountiful, unselfish, unstinting, lavish
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.
