Niggard and Profligate

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Niggard adjective - Giving or sharing as little as possible.

Usage example: in Shakespeare's sonnet, the narrator begs his love to give him more praise “than niggard truth would willingly impart”

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Profligate is an antonym for niggard.

Profligate noun - Someone who spends money freely or foolishly.

Usage example: a profligate who could not really afford the grand style he maintained at Monticello, Jefferson died deeply in debt

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Niggard is an antonym for profligate.

Nearby Word: profligacy

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