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