Niggardliness and Squandering
Opposite meaning words
Niggardliness
Niggardliness noun - The quality or practice of being overly sparing with money.
Usage example: remembered for her legendary niggardliness, financier Hetty Green lived the life of a pauper but died with a net worth of over $100 million
Squandering
Squandering noun - Spending resources lavishly and wastefully.
Niggardliness is an antonym for squandering.
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Squandering and Niggardliness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/niggardliness/squandering
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