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