economical

Meaning

1. Careful with money so as not to spend too much; prudent; thrifty.
2. Saving money or resources.
3. (dated) Relating to economy in any other sense.
4. Having a low economy rate.

Opposite of

expensive

Synonyms

thrifty

frugal

economic

saving

sparing

inexpensive

provident

careful

prudent

financial

stingy

temperate

stinting

province

save

cost-effective

spare

parsimonious

scotch

cheap

miserly

economy

be thrifty

be frugal

comparatively cheap

measurement

be parsimonious

examine oneself

provincial

avaricious

chary

commercial

economize

fiscal

forehanded

frugality

greedy

housewifely

husbandly

lean

low-cost

low-priced

managing

material

money-saving

niggardly

omit

abstemious

save money

understand

Translations

économique

económico

economico

sparsam

wirtschaftlich

ökonomisch

économe

spaarzaam

econòmic

zuinig

parsimonioso

económico

economisch

econômico

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪkəl/

Etymology

From economic + -al.