Synonyms of parsimony

parsimony

noun

ˈpär-sə-ˌmō-nē 

1

as in economy

the quality or practice of being overly sparing with money

his parsimony was so extreme that he'd walk five miles to the store to save a few cents on gas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• economy
• economizing
• cheapness
• saving
• stinginess
• miserliness
• niggardliness
• providence
• tightness
• pinching
• frugality
• conservation
• closeness
• managing
• penny-pinching
• penuriousness
• conserving
• thrift
• cheeseparing
• husbanding
• tightfistedness
• husbandry
• skimping
• scrimping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• generosity
• liberality
• philanthropy
• unselfishness
• largess
• bounty
• largesse
• extravagance
• lavishness
• dissipation
• wastefulness
• bountifulness
• prodigality
• openheartedness
• improvidence
• openhandedness
• squandering

2

as in saving

careful management of material resources

people often think that the good times will last forever and have little interest in parsimony

Synonyms & Similar Words

• economy
• saving
• frugality
• thrift
• prudence
• providence
• husbandry
• skimping
• temperance
• scrimping
• penny-pinching
• conservation
• stinginess
• miserliness
• niggardliness
• moderation
• belt-tightening
• retrenchment
• restraint
• discretion
• austerity
• forehandedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wastefulness
• extravagance
• prodigality
• improvidence
• lavishness
• diseconomy
• squandering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of parsimony

The parsimony has so far delivered one FA Cup and an on-field blueprint as devoid of life as most others since the Ferguson era ended. —Phil Hay, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025

And even if the existing global public health architecture survives this time of parsimony and austerity, it will have been remodeled along the way. —Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2012

But the Senate’s parsimony on these issues was praised by the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, a think tank that advocates for racial and economic justice. —Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2023

Given the exorbitant gasoline prices in most European countries, such parsimony is a vital part of the appeal. —Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 26 May 2023

One of the beauties of Out of Africa was its elegant parsimony; extraordinary claims were easily dismissed and ignored. —Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 29 Dec. 2010

Here's where the author explains the philosophy behind the statistical technique: When choosing among several competing scientific models, two opposing factors must be taken into account: the goodness of fit and parsimony. —Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2010

His record in the Premier League, in particular, in recent years has been built as much on defensive parsimony as attacking threat. —New York Times, 13 Apr. 2022

At the conference this year, delegates from developing countries said this parsimony had undermined their trust in the U.N. process. —Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Nov. 2021