Synonyms of pinched

pinched 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in reduced

Related Words

• reduced
• straitened
• bankrupt
• displaced
• dispossessed
• broke
• insolvent
• bankrupted
• deprived
• needy
• penniless
• impoverished
• impecunious
• destitute
• disadvantaged
• penurious
• depressed
• beggared
• indigent
• poor
• unprivileged
• poverty-stricken
• underprivileged

Dissimilar Words

• privileged
• lucky
• advantaged
• fortunate
• rich
• blessed
• wealthy
• loaded
• flush
• affluent
• spoiled
• moneyed
• opulent
• pampered
• successful
• comfortable
• well-to-do
• indulged
• prosperous
• propertied
• coddled
• well-heeled
• well-off
• flourishing
• thriving
• prospering

2

as in gaunt

Related Words

• gaunt
• haggard
• wizened
• emaciated
• skeletal
• stringy
• spindly
• waspish
• reedy
• anorexic
• wasted
• weedy
• cadaverous
• lank
• lanky
• twiggy
• puny
• scrawny
• anorectic
• meager
• wiry
• rangy
• rawboned
• angular
• trim
• sinewy
• scraggy
• slight
• spindling
• willowy
• lean
• thin
• skinny
• bony
• slender
• sylphlike
• clean-limbed
• spare
• svelte
• slim
• lithe
• fatless

Dissimilar Words

• plump
• fat
• chubby
• gross
• rotund
• fleshy
• thick
• corpulent
• obese
• overweight
• heavy
• bulky
• tubby
• portly
• beefy
• chunky
• stocky
• stout
• weighty
• thickset
• pudgy
• husky
• stubby
• burly
• heavyset
• brawny
• dumpy
• squat
• flabby
• soft
• paunchy
• potbellied
• round
• full
• buxom
• roly-poly
• hippy
• zaftig

pinched

2 of 2

verb

past tense of pinch

1

as in nipped

to squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points

the zipper on those jeans always pinches me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nipped
• held
• clasped
• clutched
• grasped
• gripped
• crimped
• tweaked
• took

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dropped
• released
• sprang
• loosened
• freed
• loosed

2

as in stole

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep

pinched the earrings while the boutique owner was distracted by another customer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stole
• swiped
• lifted
• grabbed
• nicked
• nipped
• snatched
• robbed
• pilfered
• filched
• pocketed
• purloined
• hooked
• appropriated
• ripped off
• misappropriated
• snitched
• boosted
• picked
• hijacked
• thieved
• seized
• took
• heisted
• plundered
• made off with
• ran off with
• made away with
• looted
• sacked
• walked off with
• pillaged
• knocked over
• rifled
• grasped
• burglarized
• poached
• rustled
• nailed
• kidnapped
• collared
• abducted
• sponged
• spirited
• carjacked
• shoplifted
• mooched
• shanghaied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purchased
• bought
• presented
• gave
• contributed
• donated
• bestowed
• handed over

3

as in arrested

to take or keep under one's control by authority of law

pinched the purse snatcher just two blocks from where he had robbed the old lady

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrested
• seized
• grabbed
• apprehended
• restrained
• nicked
• detained
• nailed
• captured
• busted
• collared
• snatched
• ran in
• pulled in
• caught
• nabbed
• committed
• picked up
• trapped
• jailed
• imprisoned
• hooked
• confined
• incarcerated
• snapped (up)
• snared
• landed
• bound
• grappled
• handcuffed
• bagged
• locked (up)
• held
• got
• shackled
• interned
• fettered
• jugged
• immured
• manacled
• trammeled
• enchained
• remanded
• rearrested

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharged
• loosened
• released
• sprang
• liberated
• freed
• emancipated
• loosed
• unbound
• unchained

4

as in saved

to avoid unnecessary waste or expense

if we pinch hard for the upcoming year, we can probably afford the vacation at that fancy resort

Synonyms & Similar Words

• saved
• spared
• conserved
• skimped
• managed
• economized
• scraped
• scrimped
• preserved
• pinched pennies
• maintained
• husbanded
• cut down
• hoarded
• retrenched
• laid up
• cut back

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wasted
• spent
• blew
• dissipated
• squandered
• lavished
• threw away
• ran through
• misspent
• frittered (away)
• splurged

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pinched

Verb

Profits were pinched by higher costs from labor expenses and expansion, analysts said, but that shouldn’t derail its upward trajectory. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Both had the same icy-white shade of bob, not to mention their matching blush placement, lip shade and pinched smize to the camera. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026

Three of them are programmable, and this is where the mouse pinched. — Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026

Also, avoid running cords where they can be pinched, crushed, or damaged by heat. — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 29 Oct. 2026

Among the trends expected, discounting will be at or near historic high levels, with retailers aware that consumers are pinched by rising prices. — David Moin, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

While higher gasoline prices have pinched drivers, high diesel prices are pressuring consumers more broadly. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

On the final play of the first quarter of Saturday’s preseason opener, backup quarterback Kyle Allen scrambled left and got pinched off near the sideline. — Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Nerves are effectively long cables running from the spinal cord out to the skin and muscles, and like any cable, they can be pinched. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026