Synonyms & related words for miserly

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of miserly — including mingy, closefisted, stingy, niggardly, tightfisted, cheeseparing. 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 miserly

Explore words related to miserly — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include niggard, miser, skinflint, cheapskate, pinchpenny, miserliness, tightwad, scrooge. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for miserly

Common synonyms for miserly include mingy, closefisted, stingy, niggardly, tightfisted, cheeseparing, chinchy, parsimonious — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does miserly come from?

The word miserly breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root miser-, from Latin miser (“wretched”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.