| Main Entry: | economical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | conservative with resources; careful |
Synonyms: |
avaricious, canny, chary, circumspect, close, closefisted, cost-effective, curmudgeonly, efficient, frugal, meager, mean, methodical, miserly, money-saving, niggardly, on the rims, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penny-wise, penurious, practical, provident, prudent, prudential, saving, scrimping, skimping, spare, sparing, stingy, thrifty, tight, time-saving, unwasteful, watchful, work-saving |
| Notes: | economic means 'pertaining to the production and use of income' and economical is 'avoiding waste, being careful of resources' |
Antonyms: |
careless, expensive, uncareful, uneconomical, wasteful |
| Main Entry: | frugal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | economical |
Synonyms: |
Spartan, abstemious, canny, careful, chary, conserving, discreet, meager, meticulous, mingy, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penny-wise, preserving, provident, prudent, saving, scrimping, sparing, stingy, thrifty, tight, tightwad, unwasteful, wary |
Antonyms: |
generous, lavish, spendthrifty, uneconomical, wasteful |
| Main Entry: | Scotch |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | economical |
Synonyms: |
avaricious, canny, chary, circumspect, close, closefisted, cost-effective, curmudgeonly, efficient, frugal, meager, mean, methodical, miserly, money-saving, niggardly, on the rims, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penny-wise, penurious, practical, provident, prudent, prudential, saving, scrimping, skimping, spare, sparing, stingy, thrifty, tight*, time-saving, unwasteful, watchful, work-saving |