Words Like CHEESEPARING

We have put together a list of words that are similar to CHEESEPARING.

5 Alternative Words Similar to cheeseparing

1 Close Adjective      Synonym Words Like Close
2 Near Adjective      Synonym Words Like Near
3 Skinny Adjective      Synonym Words Like Skinny
4 Stingy Adjective      Similar Words Like Stingy
5 Ungenerous Adjective      Similar Words Like Ungenerous

2 examples of cheeseparing

1 a penny-pinching miserly old man
2 very close (or near) with his money

6 definitions of cheeseparing

1 A thin portion of the rind of a cheese.
2 giving or spending with reluctance
3 A paring of the rind of cheese.
4 Hence, figuratively, a mean or parsimonious disposition or practice.
5 Meanly economical; parsimonious: as, cheese-paring economy.
6 niggardly, stingy
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