Synonyms & related words for frugality

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of frugality — including frugalness, sparingness, thriftiness, parsimony, thrift, parsimoniousness. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to frugality

Explore words related to frugality — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include frugal, thrifty, frugally, economizing, unthrifty, tightwad, pinchpenny, stinginess. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for frugality

Common synonyms for frugality include frugalness, sparingness, thriftiness, parsimony, thrift, parsimoniousness, stinting, prudence — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does frugality come from?

The word frugality breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root frug-, from Latin frux (“fruit, thrift”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.