stinted
Was overly frugal
Stinted is the past tense of stint, meaning to restrict or limit, especially in a grudging way.
Someone who stinted on ingredients used less than the recipe called for.
She never stinted her praise means she gave it freely.
The word often appears in the negative—unstinting generosity is generous without holding back.
Prudent with resources
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- sparingUsing resources minimally
- parsimoniousExcessively unwilling to spend
- penny-pinchingExtreme reluctance to spend
miserly · tightfisted · niggardly · scrimping · cheap · chary · budget-conscious · cost-cutting
Forced into narrow limits
- limitedRestricted in extent
- curtailedCut short prematurely
- reducedMade less in amount
- cappedGiven a maximum limit
controlled · bounded · confined · held back · cut short · reined in · checked · curbed
Restraining one's own desires
- abstemiousnessHabitual moderation in consumption
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
asceticism · austerity · self-control · withholding · holding back · reserve · suppression · forbearance
thrifty
Prudent with resources
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- sparingUsing resources minimally
- parsimoniousExcessively unwilling to spend
penny-pinching · miserly · tightfisted · niggardly · scrimping · cheap · chary · budget-conscious · cost-cutting · stingy
constrained
Forced into narrow limits
capped · controlled · bounded · confined · held back · cut short · reined in · checked · curbed · insufficient
self-denial
Restraining one's own desires
- abstemiousnessHabitual moderation in consumption
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
discipline · asceticism · austerity · self-control · withholding · holding back · reserve · suppression · forbearance · sparingness
stintedlavished
Gave in excess
showered · heaped · poured out · unstinted · splurged
stintedoverflowed
Exceeded container's limits
abounded · exceeded · went all out · overdid · splashed out
stintedunlimited
Without bounds or restrictions
unrestricted · unrationed · plentiful · abundant · copious