dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/eco_MWT.json

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{
"economical":{
"careful in the management of money or resources":{
"examples":[
"we have to be economical in our use of the camp's limited supply of electricity"
],
"synonyms":[
"economizing",
"frugal",
"provident",
"scrimping",
"sparing",
"thrifty"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conserving",
"preserving",
"saving",
"forehanded",
"foresighted",
"foresightful",
"prudent",
"penny-wise",
"cheap",
"close",
"closefisted",
"mean",
"miserly",
"niggard",
"niggardly",
"parsimonious",
"penny-pinching",
"penurious",
"pinching",
"spare",
"stingy",
"stinting",
"tight",
"tightfisted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"improvident",
"shortsighted",
"bountiful",
"charitable",
"freehanded",
"generous",
"liberal",
"munificent",
"openhanded",
"unselfish",
"unsparing",
"extravagant",
"indulgent",
"lavish"
],
"antonyms":[
"prodigal",
"profligate",
"spendthrift",
"squandering",
"thriftless",
"unthrifty",
"wasteful"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"economic":{
"yielding a profit":{
"examples":[
"unfortunately, raising employees' salaries would not be economic \u2014the business would have to fold"
],
"synonyms":[
"fat",
"gainful",
"juicy",
"lucrative",
"money-spinning",
"moneymaking",
"paying",
"profitable",
"remunerative"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advantageous",
"beneficial",
"favorable",
"rewarding",
"useful",
"worthwhile",
"bankable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disadvantageous",
"unfavorable"
],
"antonyms":[
"unprofitable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"economy":{
"careful management of material resources":{
"examples":[
"people on fixed incomes are used to practicing economy"
],
"synonyms":[
"frugality",
"husbandry",
"parsimony",
"penny-pinching",
"providence",
"scrimping",
"skimping",
"thrift"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conservation",
"saving",
"miserliness",
"niggardliness",
"stinginess",
"belt-tightening",
"retrenchment",
"discretion",
"forehandedness",
"prudence",
"austerity",
"moderation",
"restraint",
"temperance"
],
"near antonyms":[
"extravagance",
"improvidence",
"lavishness",
"prodigality",
"squandering"
],
"antonyms":[
"diseconomy",
"wastefulness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"economized":{
"to avoid unnecessary waste or expense":{
"examples":[
"in tough times people learn how to economize"
],
"synonyms":[
"pinched",
"saved",
"scrimped",
"skimped",
"spared"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conserved",
"husbanded",
"maintained",
"managed",
"preserved",
"scraped",
"cut back",
"cut down",
"retrenched",
"hoarded",
"laid up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blew",
"dissipated",
"frittered (away)",
"lavished",
"misspent",
"ran through",
"spent",
"squandered",
"threw away",
"splurged"
],
"antonyms":[
"wasted"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"economizes":{
"to avoid unnecessary waste or expense":{
"examples":[
"in tough times people learn how to economize"
],
"synonyms":[
"pinches",
"saves",
"scrimps",
"skimps",
"spares"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conserves",
"husbands",
"maintains",
"manages",
"preserves",
"scrapes",
"cuts back",
"cuts down",
"retrenches",
"hoards",
"lays up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blows",
"dissipates",
"fritters (away)",
"lavishes",
"misspends",
"runs through",
"spends",
"squanders",
"throws away",
"splurges"
],
"antonyms":[
"wastes"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"economizer":{
"as in penny-pincher":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"penny-pincher",
"cheapskate",
"miser",
"niggard",
"piker",
"scrooge",
"skinflint",
"tightwad",
"conserver",
"saver"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fritterer",
"high roller",
"prodigal",
"profligate",
"spender",
"spendthrift",
"squanderer",
"waster",
"wastrel",
"dissipate"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"economize":{
"to avoid unnecessary waste or expense":{
"examples":[
"in tough times people learn how to economize"
],
"synonyms":[
"pinch",
"save",
"scrimp",
"skimp",
"spare"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conserve",
"husband",
"maintain",
"manage",
"preserve",
"scrape",
"cut back",
"cut down",
"retrench",
"hoard",
"lay up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blow",
"dissipate",
"fritter (away)",
"lavish",
"misspend",
"run through",
"spend",
"squander",
"throw away",
"splurge"
],
"antonyms":[
"waste"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"economizing":{
"careful in the management of money or resources":{
"examples":[
"economizing drivers aren't so affected by every hike in the price of gasoline"
],
"synonyms":[
"economical",
"frugal",
"provident",
"scrimping",
"sparing",
"thrifty"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conserving",
"preserving",
"saving",
"forehanded",
"foresighted",
"foresightful",
"prudent",
"penny-wise",
"cheap",
"close",
"closefisted",
"mean",
"miserly",
"niggard",
"niggardly",
"parsimonious",
"penny-pinching",
"penurious",
"pinching",
"spare",
"stingy",
"stinting",
"tight",
"tightfisted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"improvident",
"shortsighted",
"bountiful",
"charitable",
"freehanded",
"generous",
"liberal",
"munificent",
"openhanded",
"unselfish",
"unsparing",
"extravagant",
"indulgent",
"lavish"
],
"antonyms":[
"prodigal",
"profligate",
"spendthrift",
"squandering",
"thriftless",
"unthrifty",
"wasteful"
]
},
"as in scrimping , economy":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"conserving",
"economy",
"frugality",
"husbandry",
"providence",
"scrimping",
"skimping",
"thrift",
"cheapness",
"cheeseparing",
"closeness",
"miserliness",
"niggardliness",
"parsimony",
"penny-pinching",
"penuriousness",
"pinching",
"stinginess",
"tightfistedness",
"tightness",
"conservation",
"saving",
"husbanding",
"managing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bountifulness",
"bounty",
"generosity",
"largesse",
"largess",
"liberality",
"openhandedness",
"openheartedness",
"philanthropy",
"unselfishness",
"extravagance",
"lavishness",
"dissipation",
"improvidence",
"prodigality",
"squandering",
"wastefulness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to avoid unnecessary waste or expense":{
"examples":[
"in tough times people learn how to economize"
],
"synonyms":[
"pinching",
"saving",
"scrimping",
"skimping",
"sparing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conserving",
"husbanding",
"maintaining",
"managing",
"preserving",
"scraping",
"cutting back",
"cutting down",
"retrenching",
"hoarding",
"laying up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blowing",
"dissipating",
"frittering (away)",
"lavishing",
"misspending",
"running through",
"spending",
"squandering",
"throwing away",
"splurging"
],
"antonyms":[
"wasting"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"economizers":{
"as in penny-pinchers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"penny-pinchers",
"cheapskates",
"misers",
"niggards",
"pikers",
"scrooges",
"skinflints",
"tightwads",
"conservers",
"savers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fritterers",
"high rollers",
"prodigals",
"profligates",
"spenders",
"spendthrifts",
"squanderers",
"wasters",
"wastrels",
"dissipates"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}