SCRIMP Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

scrimp

verb

ˈskrimp

Definition of scrimp

as in to save

to avoid unnecessary waste or expense had to scrimp and save for years in order to be able to afford a house

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Recent Examples of scrimp The world-class training facility owes its existence to the dedication of a group of volunteers, who scrimped and saved for well over a decade to get their own curling space. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026 Absent better reverse mortgage options, this keeps retirees from spending a large share of their wealth, and means some are scrimping on their non-housing expenses. — Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026 While administrations scrimped, the fleet aged. — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026 The Premier League, too, does not scrimp on its legal representation. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scrimp

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Verb

Tom Holland‘s Peter Parker made the difficult decision to erase his identity from the world in order to save the multiverse, leaving his girlfriend (Zendaya) and best friend Ned (Jacob Batalon) to forget about him.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Aug. 2026
The most obvious drawback is that the program doesn’t save money for New Yorkers overall.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of save

Verb

But while her style remains endlessly influential, most of Birkin’s make-up-averse acolytes are more likely to be multi-hyphenate creatives than, say, investment bankers with seven figures to spare.

— Olivia Allen, Vogue, 21 July 2026
So the iPhones and wearables that were just slapped with a price rise in Japan are the same ones spared three weeks ago, just for a completely different reason.

— Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of spare

Verb

And Lane, who delights in thorny ethical questions, doesn’t skimp on the implications of his freedom.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 July 2026
That’s why Law is a celebrity stylist; Law is known for curating sickening looks for his celebrity clients, but maybe sort of skimping out on himself, unfortunately.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026