SKIMPED (ON) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

skimped (on)

verb

past tense of skimp (on)

as in stinted (on)

to use or give out in stingy amounts I'd like a baked potato, and don't skimp on the sour cream

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Murashige forms an uneasy alliance with the prisoner Kanbei Kuroda (Suda Masaki), a war strategist of a rival clan who was spared by Murashige, to help solve the murders.

— Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 27 July 2026
Moore has since been sentenced to 18 months of probation and spared jail time after pleading no contest to two misdemeanors, which came after his actions post-firing.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of spared

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As part of the five-year restoration project, the Kylin Clock in the Yellow Drawing Room was dismantled and conserved for the first time in decades.

— Ben Jureidini, Vanity Fair, 21 July 2026
That group conserved more than 50,000 acres across South Carolina since 2012, with almost all of it publicly accessible.

— John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026

Definition of conserved

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The proposal asks for the money to be doled out over a five-year period, which includes $250 million payments in 2029 and 2030 and smaller increments in the other three years.

— Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
In dozens of declarations collected as part of the court record, detainees recounted broccoli full of worms, diapers doled out one at a time, and staff tearing up children’s drawings.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of doled out

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The final artifact gets preserved, but the logic behind it does not.

— Tony Grout, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Lepore’s recent writing on the Constitution has reframed public discussions surrounding the nation’s 250th anniversary by reminding readers that the framers expected the Constitution to be amended rather than preserved in amber.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

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