frugal [adjective]: economical or sparing (in the use of resources); not wasteful.
Example: He lived frugally, giving away most of his money to charity.
Related words: frugality [noun], frugally [adverb], frugalness [noun]
Synonyms: abstemious, careful, conserving, economical, niggardly, parsimonious, provident, prudent, saving, scrimping, sparing, stingy, thrifty
Antonyms: extravagant, immoderate, improvident, incontinent, lavish, prodigal, profligate, reckless, uneconomical, wasteful
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