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