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