Antonyms for economical
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ek-uh-nom-i-kuhl, ee-kuh- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛk əˈnɒm ɪ kəl, ˌi kə- |
Definition of economical
Origin :- 1570s, "pertaining to household management; from economic + -al (1). Meaning "pertaining to political economy" is from 1781; that of "thrifty" is from 1780. Related: Economically.
- adj conservative with resources; careful
- adj inexpensive
- I am to be prudent and economical, of course; that's part of my trust.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- Prepare it by what seems to you to be the most economical method.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- This method, however, is not to be recommended, because it is not economical.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 1 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- Thus they might pool their living expenses to the economical advantage of each.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- She was much too economical of her precious caps to waste one in a hammock.
- Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
- "You are certainly the most economical man I ever saw," declared the Prince, irritably.
- Extract from : « Prince Vance » by Eleanor Putnam
- Hence what are called Rumford roasters, and the machines invented by economical gratemakers, are utterly to be rejected.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
- This is not always pleasant or economical but is the only possible arrangement.
- Extract from : « American Rural Highways » by T. R. Agg
- Two thousand ought to be sufficient to educate you if you are economical.
- Extract from : « The Young Miner » by Horatio Alger, Jr.
- And this is the way in which to make the most of this excellent and economical dinner.
- Extract from : « A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes » by Charles Elm Francatelli
Synonyms for economical
- avaricious
- bought for a song
- canny
- chary
- cheap
- circumspect
- close
- closefisted
- cost next to nothing
- cost nothing
- cost-effective
- curmudgeonly
- cut rate
- dime a dozen
- dirt cheap
- dog cheap
- efficient
- fair
- frugal
- low
- low tariff
- low-priced
- marked down
- meager
- mean
- methodical
- miserly
- moderate
- modest
- money-saving
- niggardly
- on sale
- on the rims
- parsimonious
- penny-pinching
- penny-wise
- penurious
- practical
- provident
- prudent
- prudential
- quite a buy
- reasonable
- reduced
- saving
- scrimping
- skimping
- sound
- spare
- sparing
- steal
- stingy
- thrifty
- tight
- time-saving
- unwasteful
- watchful
- work-saving
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