Select the word that is closest in meaning (SYNONYM) to the word given below.

THRIFTY

PRUDENT

The word that is closest in meaning to the word thrifty is prudent.

• Thrifty means careful in the use of money or resources.
• Prudent means careful and sensible in the way that one manages one's affairs.
• Wasteful means spending money or resources carelessly or extravagantly.
• Generous means giving or willing to give freely.
• Extravagant means spending money or resources in an uneconomical or wasteful way.