13
needy(adjective, flat, poor, low, rich)
12
indigent(adjective, flat, poor, low, rich)
11
hard up(verb, expression, adjective, idiom, phrasal verb)
11
sparing(adjective, close, mean, poor, small)
10
broke(adjective, flat, poor, low, informal)
10
mingy(adjective, cheap, narrow, tight, selfish)
10
necessitous(adjective, flat, poor, low, rich)
10
scanty(adjective, feature, character, flat, poor)
10
thrifty(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
10
tightfisted(adjective, feature, close, give, mean)
10
ungenerous(adjective, close, mean, narrow, tight)
9
bankrupt(adjective, flat, poor, low, exhausted)
9
near(adjective, close, mean, narrow, greedy)
8
economical(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
8
low(adjective, flat, poor, small, boring)
8
mercenary(adjective, selfish, stingy, miserly, ungenerous)
8
selfish(adjective, close, mean, eager, narrow)
8
strapped(adjective, flat, poor, low, informal)
7
chintzy(adjective, close, mean, narrow, tight)
7
costive(adjective, feature, close, give, mean)
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