scants

verb

present tense third-person singular of scant
as in spares
to use or give out in stingy amounts don't scant the peanut butter on those sandwiches!

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scants
  1. spares
  2. conserves
  3. preserves
Verb
  • The move spares Rodriguez a punishing cut to 145 but drops him into the sport's deepest, most wrestling-heavy division.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The outcome spares officials the headache of changing their ballot rules just a few months before the 2026 midterm congressional elections.
    — Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Definition of spares
Verb
  • This efficiency not only conserves limited resources but also builds community trust by minimizing unnecessary interactions.
    — Charles "Chuck" Broadway, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
  • The brain further conserves power by relying on highly efficient biological mechanisms that have been refined through millions of years of evolution.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026
Definition of conserves
Verb
  • Built with vodka, dry vermouth, olive brine, and sparkling wine, the dirty martini spritz preserves the savory backbone of a dirty martini while opening it up with effervescence.
    — Joe Sevier, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 July 2026
  • The ultimate responsibility of a leader is to choose not the easiest option, but the one that best preserves the state’s security and core interests.
    — Anne Neuberger, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Definition of preserves
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“Scants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scants. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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