2
carefulness(noun, decrease, care, restraint, prudence)
2
chintzy(adjective, close, mean, cheap, narrow)
2
close-fisted(adjective, close, mean, cheap, narrow)
2
closeness(noun, greed, greediness, stinginess)
2
conservation(noun, prudence, greed, greediness, stinginess)
2
curtailment(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession)
2
cutback(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession)
2
miserliness(noun, care, prudence, greed, saving)
2
moderating(verb, economizing)
2
money-saving(close, mean, practical, prudent, frugal)
2
niggardliness(noun, care, prudence, greed, recession)
2
penny-wise(close, mean, careful, practical, prudent)
2
penuriousness(noun, prudence, greed, greediness, stinginess)
2
prudential(close, mean, practical, prudent, frugal)
2
retrenching
2
retrenchment(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession)
2
scanting
2
scanty
2
spare(close, mean, practical, prudent, frugal)
2
sparingness(noun, care, recession, saving, frugality)
11 years ago|3.6k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). scrimping thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/scrimping/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "scrimping thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/scrimping/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 26, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, scrimping thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/scrimping/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "scrimping thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 26 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/scrimping/thesaurus/synonyms>