List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 379

SYNONYMS: stingy, close, close-fisted, niggardly, penny-pinching, miserly, parsimonious, penurious, tight, tightfisted.
These adjectives mean reluctant or marked by reluctance to spend money or part with possessions.

Stingy, the most general, implies absence of generosity and often an inclination toward meanness of spirit: She practices economy without being stingy.
Close and close-fisted imply both stinginess and exceeding caution: Poverty has taught them to be close with their money. The old peasant was an avaricious and close-fisted fellow.
Niggardly implies a tendency to be grudging and petty: Don't be niggardly; you can afford to share your good fortune.
Penny-pinching heightens the implications of niggardly and sometimes suggests foolish economy: Penny-pinching landlords stinted their tenants on heat.
Miserly implies greed and the hoarding of wealth for its own sake: He was a miserly wretch who grudged us food to eat, and clothes to wear.
Parsimonious emphasizes excessive frugality: The appropriations committee, suddenly and ill-advisedly parsimonious, cut funds for the disadvantaged.
Penurious implies ungenerous or petty unwillingness to spend money, usually to an extreme degree: He lived in the most penurious manner.
Tight and tightfisted suggest not only niggardliness but also a close and vigilant control over one's funds and possessions: tight with the family, generous to others; too tightfisted to spend a few dollars.