Synonyms of skimp

skimp 1 of 2

adjective

as in scarce

less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable

money would be skimp until she got her first paycheck from her new job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scarce
• sparse
• poor
• lacking
• lowest
• stingy
• skimpy
• scant
• meager
• spare
• scanty
• insufficient
• light
• inadequate
• small
• meagre
• sparing
• minimal
• short
• mere
• thin on the ground
• slender
• exiguous
• deficient
• niggardly
• slim
• hand-to-mouth
• wanting
• least
• thin
• slightest
• bare-bones
• bare
• littlest
• sterile
• slight
• unproductive
• barren
• unfruitful
• infertile

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sufficient
• adequate
• enough
• ample
• abundant
• generous
• plentiful
• satisfactory
• copious
• liberal
• bountiful
• rich
• tolerable
• fat
• extra
• lavish
• plenteous
• fruitful
• prolific
• fertile
• excess
• bursting
• luxuriant
• surplus
• flourishing
• thriving
• fecund
• proliferative
• blooming
• swarming
• teeming

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• sufficient
• adequate
• enough
• ample
• abundant
• generous
• plentiful
• satisfactory
• copious
• liberal
• bountiful
• rich
• tolerable
• fat
• extra
• lavish
• plenteous
• fruitful
• prolific
• fertile
• excess
• bursting
• luxuriant
• surplus
• flourishing
• thriving
• fecund
• proliferative
• blooming
• swarming
• teeming

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skimp

2 of 2

verb

as in to save

to avoid unnecessary waste or expense

we must skimp and save if we are going to afford a vacation this summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• save
• spare
• conserve
• economize
• scrimp
• manage
• preserve
• pinch
• pinch pennies
• husband
• maintain
• scrape
• cut down
• hoard
• cut back
• retrench
• lay up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• waste
• spend
• lavish
• squander
• blow
• throw away
• run through
• dissipate
• misspend
• splurge
• fritter (away)

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• waste
• spend
• lavish
• squander
• blow
• throw away
• run through
• dissipate
• misspend
• splurge
• fritter (away)

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Phrases Containing skimp

• skimp (on)

• skimp (on)