skimped

verb

past tense of skimp
as in saved
to avoid unnecessary waste or expense we must skimp and save if we are going to afford a vacation this summer

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Recent Examples of skimped Delivered in 2003, Octopus hardly skimped on luxury, with a spa, 15-seat cinema, and glass-bottom pool. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 Moreno spent on stars, skimped everywhere else, and squandered the primes of two of baseball's greatest players as the franchise languished. — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 The Pfizer conversion used almost no organized labor, which did not make the unions happy; the only union workers on the site were the steamfitters, who immediately claimed that Berman skimped on steel. — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 11 July 2026 Exfoliating scrubs and detoxifying wraps deliver a full-body refresh, while a calming aloe vera wrap will save the day for those who skimped on SPF. — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2026 Safety first Ford hasn’t skimped on protection. — Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026 Lowering costs doesn't mean Rivian skimped everywhere. — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026 Cherry Pistachio Pecan Granola Someone smart at TJ’s ripped off the famous Eleven Madison Park granola, but skimped on the pricey pecans and pistachios. — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Oct. 2025 Avant-garde design doesn’t mean the team here has skimped on luxury, however. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skimped
  1. saved
  2. spared
  3. conserved
  4. scrimped
Verb
  • At their first meeting, the editor flagged scenes that could go without harming the story, which saved the production time and money, Rathnakumar says.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Osmundson reflected on a day, decades ago, when the merry-go-round saved the family’s Christmas.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of saved
Verb
  • One deputy was caught directly under branches and the tree's trunk, but was spared in part by the SUV obstructing the fall.
    — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The opposition says voters more likely to support its parties have been disproportionately affected by the removals, while supporters of the BJP have been spared or added to the lists.
    — Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of spared
Verb
  • Why would a trait this useful, conserved for 3 billion years, vanish in a few thousand generations?
    — Canan Karakoç, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Rome’s cultural superintendent, Claudio Parisi Presicce, said the grandeur of the port city as depicted in the fresco, with buildings, a theater and temple, public piazzas and towers, was particularly well conserved.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of conserved
Verb
  • But that isn’t because the five-star hotel has scrimped on the restoration work – far from it.
    — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 29 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of scrimped

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“Skimped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skimped. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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