Synonyms for economic

Synonyms for (adj) economic

Synonyms: economic, economical

Definition: using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness

Usage: an economic use of home heating oil; a modern economical heating system; an economical use of her time

Similar words: efficient

Definition: being effective without wasting time or effort or expense

Usage: an efficient production manager; efficient engines save gas


Synonyms: economic

Definition: financially rewarding

Usage: it was no longer economic to keep the factory open; have to keep prices high enough to make it economic to continue the service

Similar words: profitable

Definition: yielding material gain or profit

Usage: profitable speculation on the stock market


Synonyms: economic

Definition: concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money)

Usage: he wrote the book primarily for economic reasons; gave up the large house for economic reasons; in economic terms they are very privileged

Similar words: secular, worldly, temporal

Definition: characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world

Usage: worldly goods and advancement; temporal possessions of the church


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