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Synonyms
economical, economizing, frugal, provident, scrimping, sparing
Antonyms
prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, squandering, thriftless, unthrifty, wasteful
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This is a good time to be thrifty and avoid schemes and dreams. — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, "Horoscope for Aug. 30, 2019: Cancer, consider a reboot; Capricorn, kindness is never out of fashion," 30 Aug. 2019 But as Fukunaga told Polygon shortly after the acquisition, Netflix wasn’t thrifty with the purchase. — Allegra Frank, Vox, "8 things to know about Neon Genesis Evangelion, the legendary anime now streaming on Netflix," 21 June 2019 This list is the cumulation of curated Prime Day deals for thrifty people with no time to waste. — Marissa Rosenblum, refinery29.com, "These Are The Best (For Real) Deals To Shop If You Have No Patience For Prime Day," 15 July 2019 His thrifty ways and shrewd negotiations with players are legendary, but members of the Chicago Bears Doctors Club told a different story. — Will Larkin, chicagotribune.com, "Ranking the 100 best Bears players ever: No. 45, Joe Kopcha," 23 July 2019 The second Cleveland Flea of the summer will bring all the artisanal goods, crafty creations and thrifty finds back to the city for two days this weekend. — cleveland.com, "Cleveland Flea, Carly Rae Jepsen and 15 more things to do in Cleveland this weekend, July 13-14," 13 July 2019 Cancer is a pretty thrifty sign, so use your classic wit to barter for the foreseeable future. — Randon Rosenbohm, Allure, "What June's Gemini Horoscope Predictions Mean for You," 29 May 2019 With Wow and Norwegian dominating the market for thrifty travelers looking to hop across the Atlantic with only a backpack and a boarding pass, analysts declared sub-$200 transatlantic flights the new normal in the summer of 2017. — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, "Are the Discount Airlines Doomed?," 29 Mar. 2019 Mobile apps that reward thrifty behavior are among ideas that could be explored, said a person familiar with the matter. — Dawn Lim, WSJ, "BlackRock, Microsoft to Build Retirement-Planning Platform," 13 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'thrifty.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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