3
impoverished(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
3
light(adjective, soft, gentle, content, amount)
3
petty(adjective, close, mean, near, narrow)
3
prudential(close, mean, practical, prudent, parsimonious)
3
scarce(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
3
shoestring(adjective, weak, soft, gentle, poor)
3
tightfisted(adjective, close, mean, cheap, tight)
2
abnegating(adjective, temperate)
2
avaricious(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
2
bargain(adjective, characteristic, quality, economy, price)
2
cautious(adjective, smart, sensible, wise, clever)
2
chintzy(adjective, close, mean, cheap, tight)
2
conservational
2
costive(adjective, close, mean, cheap, narrow)
2
curmudgeonly(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
2
cut-rate(adjective, characteristic, quality, economy, price)
2
dirt-cheap(adjective, characteristic, quality, economy, price)
2
efficient(close, mean, practical, prudent, economical)
2
half-price(adjective, characteristic, quality, economy, price)
2
hard-fisted(adjective, stingy)
11 years ago|23k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). frugal thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/frugal/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "frugal thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/frugal/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 27, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, frugal thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 27 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/frugal/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "frugal thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 27 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/frugal/thesaurus/synonyms>