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Inflections of 'austerity' (n): npl: austerities

austerity
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Synonyms:

sternness, severity , strictness, harshness, asperity, hardness, grimness, stiffness , seriousness, rigidity, uncompromisingness, formality, gravity, rigor, asceticism, self-denial, self-discipline , abstemiousness, puritanism, plainness, simplicity, spareness, starkness, Spartanism, belt-tightening, rigour, sparseness, hardship , thriftiness, economy

Antonyms:

spending , mercy , extravagance, luxury , luxuriousness

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