16
niggardly(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
14
tight(adjective, close, mean, stingy, miserly)
13
miserly(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
12
parsimonious(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
12
stingy(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
12
tightfisted(adjective, cheap, tight, stingy, miserly)
8
greedy(adjective, cheap, tight, stingy, miserly)
8
hardfisted
7
penurious(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
6
cheeseparing(adjective, stingy)
6
close(adjective, mean, spare, careful, practical)
6
selfish
6
ungenerous(adjective, cheap, narrow, tight, greedy)
5
mean(verb, adjective, close, spare, careful)
5
narrow(tight, stingy, miserly, parsimonious, niggardly)
5
penny-pinching(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
4
avaricious(close, mean, frugal, economical, parsimonious)
4
grasping
4
illiberal(adjective, narrow, tight, stingy, miserly)
3
economical(adjective, close, mean, careful, tight)
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