SCRIMPED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

scrimped

verb

Definition of scrimped next

past tense of scrimp

as in saved

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 scrimped 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 While administrations scrimped, the fleet aged. —

Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026 The power went out intermittently, and families scrimped to get enough food. —

Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025 But while independent vendors, including big name designers with relatively small businesses, scrimped and saved and struggled to get by without, Saks Global found the money to pay brands at the tippy top of the fashion pyramid. —

Evan Clark, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

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The La Jolla Recreation Center appears to have been saved from potential closure after San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria revised a budget proposal that last month included a scenario in which the 111-year-old building would be shuttered.

— Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
One kidney specialist, who requested anonymity to discuss their use of a tool that had not been explicitly approved by their hospital system, said that OpenEvidence regularly saved them 30 minutes of fruitless searching through older systems — including UpToDate.

— Jared Perlo, NBC news, 13 May 2026