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