Synonyms & related words for ungenerous

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

Explore words related to ungenerous — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include ungenerously, ungenerosity, meanspirited, chinchy, ungracious, overgenerous, cheeseparing, meanspiritedness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for ungenerous

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

Where does ungenerous come from?

The word ungenerous breaks down into 3 roots of Old English and Latin origin: un-, from Old English un (“not”); gener, from Latin genus (“birth, kind, noble stock”); and -ous, from Latin osus (“full of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.