pinchpenny Synonyms
Strongest:
- tight
- pinching
- cheap
- careful
- mean
- selfish
- greedy
- closefisted
- ungenerous
- close
- spare
- miserly
- desirous
Strong:
- parsimonious
- niggard
- thrifty
- avid
- niggardly
- stinting
- chintzy
- frugal
- stingy
- mercenary
- tightfisted
- penurious
- sparing
- economical
- uncharitable
- mingy
- saving
- small
- conserving
- penny-pinching
Weak:
Strongest:
- munificent
- unsparing
- unselfish
- openhanded
- extravagant
- handsome
- extravagant
- benevolent
- unstinting
- generous
- benevolent
- liberal
- charitable
- lavish
- free
- altruistic
- selfless
- generous
- bountiful
- handsome
- unselfish
- bountiful
- lavish
- selfless
- munificent
- openhanded
- bounteous
- charitable
- free
- altruistic
- liberal
- unsparing
- bounteous
- unstinting
Strong:
- humanitarian
- unthrifty
- kindly
- humanitarian
- freehanded
- beneficent
- profuse
- overgenerous
- profuse
- philanthropical
- hospitable
- hospitable
- unthrifty
- philanthropical
- compassionate
- magnanimous
- philanthropic
- freehanded
- overgenerous
- magnanimous
- beneficent
- philanthropic
- kindly
- compassionate
Weak:
pinchpenny Meaning
Webster
pinchpenny (n.)
A miserly person.
pinchpenny Sentence Examples
- The pinchpenny refused to spend a dime on anything, even necessities.
- Despite his wealth, John's stinginess earned him the reputation of a pinchpenny.
- The pinchpenny's meager donations to charity were always begrudgingly given.
- Emily was so careful with her money that she was labeled a pinchpenny by her friends.
- The pinchpenny landlord raised rent so high that his tenants could barely afford to live.
- Sarah's pinchpenny ways extended to her wardrobe, which consisted of threadbare clothes.
- The pinchpenny government slashed spending to an unsustainable level, causing public outrage.
- Charles's pinchpenny habits made it difficult for him to form any lasting relationships.
- Despite her salary, Mary lived like a pinchpenny, saving every penny she could.
- The pinchpenny investor refused to take any financial risks, resulting in stagnant portfolio growth.
FAQs About the word pinchpenny
A miserly person.
tight, pinching, cheap,careful, mean, selfish, greedy, closefisted, ungenerous, close
munificent, unsparing, unselfish, openhanded, extravagant, handsome, extravagant, benevolent, unstinting, generous
The pinchpenny refused to spend a dime on anything, even necessities.
Despite his wealth, John's stinginess earned him the reputation of a pinchpenny.
The pinchpenny's meager donations to charity were always begrudgingly given.
Emily was so careful with her money that she was labeled a pinchpenny by her friends.
