mean
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Synonyms for mean
signify
imply
result in
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intend
matter
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- matter
- be significant
- have significance
- have importance
miserly
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- miserly
- stingy
- parsimonious
- niggardly
- close
- near
- tight
- selfish
- beggarly
- mercenary
- skimpy
- penny-pinching
- ungenerous
- penurious
- tight-fisted
- tight-arsed
- mingy
- tight-assed
- snoep
- tight as a duck's arse
dishonourable
malicious
shabby
excellent
lowly
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Synonyms for mean
to have in mind as a goal or purpose
characterized by intense ill will or spite
ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money
of low or lower quality
lacking high station or birth
affected or tending to be affected with minor health problems
so objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation
having or showing a bad temper
hard to treat, manage, or cope with
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something, as a type, number, quantity, or degree, that represents a midpoint between extremes on a scale of valuation
that by which something is accomplished or some end achieved
all things, such as money, property, or goods, having economic value
not extreme
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Synonyms for mean
an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
mean or intend to express or convey
have as a logical consequence
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intend to refer to
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
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having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
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(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
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(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
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of no value or worth
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