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skimp

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of skimp

less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable
  • money would be skimp until she got her first paycheck from her new job
Synonyms of skimp

exiguous, hand-to-mouth, light, meager (or meagre), niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, skimpy, slender, slim, spare, sparing, sparse, stingy
Words Related to skimp

deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, short, wanting

bare, bare-bones

least, littlest, lowest, mere, minimal, slightest

slight, small, thin

barren, infertile, sterile, unfruitful, unproductive
Phrases Synonymous with skimp

thin on the ground
Near Antonyms of skimp

adequate, enough, satisfactory, sufficient, tolerable

fat, fecund, fertile, fruitful, prolific, rich

lavish, luxuriant

blooming, bursting, flourishing, proliferative, swarming, teeming, thriving

excess, extra, surplus
Antonyms of skimp

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

skimp

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of skimp

to avoid unnecessary waste or expense
  • we must skimp and save if we are going to afford a vacation this summer
Synonyms of skimp

economize, pinch, save, scrimp, spare
Words Related to skimp

conserve, husband, maintain, manage, preserve

scrape

cut back, cut down, retrench

hoard, lay up
Phrases Synonymous with skimp

pinch pennies
Near Antonyms of skimp

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

splurge
Antonyms of skimp

waste

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