tightfisted Antonyms
Strongest:
- openhanded
- charitable
- unstinting
- unstinting
- selfless
- altruistic
- generous
- unselfish
- charitable
- bountiful
- munificent
- altruistic
- unsparing
- bounteous
- lavish
- lavish
- unselfish
- bountiful
- selfless
- bounteous
- liberal
- openhanded
- unsparing
- generous
- liberal
- munificent
- extravagant
- extravagant
Strong:
- kindly
- freehanded
- handsome
- overgenerous
- philanthropic
- humanitarian
- spendthrift
- profuse
- profuse
- magnanimous
- handsome
- beneficent
- spendthrift
- humanitarian
- benevolent
- freehanded
- philanthropic
- kindly
- hospitable
- beneficent
- magnanimous
- free
- free
- compassionate
- philanthropical
- benevolent
- philanthropical
- hospitable
- overgenerous
- compassionate
Weak:
Strongest:
- chintzy
- penurious
- mean
- close
- ungenerous
- mingy
- pinching
- selfish
- careful
- niggardly
- desirous
- stingy
- cheap
- penny-pinching
- tight
- greedy
- uncharitable
- miserly
- parsimonious
Strong:
- avaricious
- covetous
- thrifty
- acquisitive
- saving
- mercenary
- stinting
- niggard
- pinchpenny
- economizing
- sparing
- small
- economical
- chary
- conserving
- closefisted
- spare
- frugal
Weak:
Meaning of tightfisted
Wordnet
tightfisted (s)
unwilling to part with money
tightfisted Sentence Examples
- The tightfisted millionaire refused to give even a penny to charity.
- Parents must avoid being overly tightfisted with their children's allowances.
- The tightfisted landlord refused to fix the broken plumbing in the apartment.
- The tightfisted CEO's lack of generosity alienated his employees.
- Tightfistedness can lead to resentment and strained relationships.
- The tightfisted neighbor refused to help shovel the snow off her sidewalk.
- Even in difficult times, it's important to avoid being tightfisted.
- Some people confuse frugality with tightfistedness, but the two are not the same.
- The tightfisted government refused to allocate sufficient funds for education.
- Tightfistedness can stifle innovation and progress.
FAQs About the word tightfisted
unwilling to part with money
chintzy, penurious, mean, close, ungenerous, mingy, pinching, selfish,careful, niggardly
openhanded, charitable, unstinting, unstinting, selfless, altruistic,generous, unselfish, charitable, bountiful
The tightfisted millionaire refused to give even a penny to charity.
Parents must avoid being overly tightfisted with their children's allowances.
The tightfisted landlord refused to fix the broken plumbing in the apartment.
The tightfisted CEO's lack of generosity alienated his employees.
