Frugal
What it means
Careful and sensible in the use of money or resources.
Reach for it when praising careful use of money or resources without needless waste
The frugal cook turned leftovers into a nourishing soup.
Words to choose between 6
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warm
Fits when limited materials are used inventively
Careful Resourcefulness can coexist with generous spending.
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warm
Fits when habitual saving is the personal virtue
Careful Some audiences hear thrifty as dated or narrowly monetary.
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professional
Fits when low cost or resource use is measurable
Careful Economical can describe a machine without any deliberate care.
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professional
Fits when future risk guides careful spending
Careful Prudence is broader than resource economy.
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formal
sparing
Fits when very little of a resource is used
Careful Sparing use can become inadequate or ungenerous.
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literary
austere
Fits when severe simplicity and restraint define the choice
Careful Austere suggests deprivation and is not praise for comfortable frugality.
Opposites 4
- wasteful
- extravagant
- profligate
- lavish
Common phrases 3
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frugal lifestyle
Their frugal lifestyle left room for generous gifts.
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frugal choice
Repairing the chair was a frugal choice.
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frugal with resources
The workshop stays frugal with resources without risking safety.
Word family 1
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Commander Keane, Australian accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated