5
avaricious(adjective, close, mean, eager, impatient)
5
ungenerous(adjective, tight, selfish, stingy, miserly)
4
grasping(adjective, close, eager, impatient, greedy)
4
grudging(adjective, close, eager, impatient, greedy)
4
petty
4
tight(adjective, close, mean, poor, small)
3
careful(adjective, close, mean, frugal, economical)
3
narcissistic(adjective, conceited, egotistical, self-absorbed, self-loving)
3
prudent(adjective, close, mean, careful, economical)
3
skimpy(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
3
small
3
tightwad
2
Scrooge-like
2
acquisitive(adjective, close, eager, impatient, greedy)
2
chintzy(adjective, narrow, tight, stingy, miserly)
2
covetous(adjective, close, eager, impatient, greedy)
2
inadequate(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
2
insufficient(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
2
malnourished(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
2
meagre(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
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