All tightwad synonyms
tight·wad
T t adj tightwad
- frugal — economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: What your office needs is a frugal manager who can save you money without resorting to painful cutbacks. Synonyms: thrifty, chary, provident, careful, prudent, penny-wise, scrimping; miserly, Scotch, penny-pinching. Antonyms: wasteful, extravagant, spendthrift, prodigal, profligate.
- mingy — mean and stingy; niggardly.
noun tightwad
- niggard — an excessively parsimonious, miserly, or stingy person.
- moneygrubber — a person who is aggressively engaged in or preoccupied with making or saving money.
- miser — a comedy (1668) by Molière.
- cheapskate — If you say that someone is a cheapskate, you think that they are mean and do not like spending money.
- hoarder — a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
- mucker — Slang. a vulgar, illbred person.
- churl — a surly ill-bred person
adjective tightwad
- niggardly — reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly.