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