skimp

¹skimp

adjective \ˈskimp\

Definition of SKIMP

: skimpy

Examples of SKIMP

1. <a dieter complaining about skimp meals that were served at the fat farm>

Origin of SKIMP

perhaps alteration of scrimp

First Known Use: 1775

Related to SKIMP

Synonyms

exiguous, hand-to-mouth, light, niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, meager, skimpy, slender, slim, spare, sparing, sparse, stingy

Antonyms

abundant, ample, bountiful, copious, generous, liberal, plenteous, plentiful

Related Words

deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, short, wanting; bare, bare-bones; least, littlest, lowest, mere, minimal, slightest; slight, small, thin; barren, infertile, sterile, unfruitful, unproductive

Near Antonyms

adequate, enough, satisfactory, sufficient, tolerable; fat, fecund, fertile, fruitful, prolific, rich; lavish, luxuriant; blooming, bursting, flourishing, proliferative, swarming, teeming, thriving; excess, extra, surplus

Rhymes with SKIMP

blimp, chimp, crimp, gimp, guimpe, imp, limp, pimp, primp, scrimp, shrimp, simp, wimp

²skimp

verb

Definition of SKIMP

transitive verb

: to give insufficient or barely sufficient attention or effort to or funds for

intransitive verb

: to save by or as if by skimping

Examples of SKIMP

1. Parents shouldn't skimp when it comes to their child's safety.
2. <we must skimp and save if we are going to afford a vacation this summer>

First Known Use of SKIMP

circa 1879

Related to SKIMP

Synonyms

pinch, save, scrimp, economize, spare

Antonyms

waste

Related Words

conserve, husband, maintain, manage, preserve; scrape; cut back, cut down, retrench; hoard, lay up

Near Antonyms

blow, dissipate, fritter (away), lavish, misspend, run through, spend, squander, throw away; splurge