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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Nigeria's security woes have also persisted in recent years with more mass kidnappings and killings, and have further spread to regions that were once spared the violence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
From neighborhood favorites, out-of-state luxury imports, Michelin-recommended spots and buzzy Wynwood hot spots — nobody’s been spared in the past few months.

— Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of spared

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Baryon number can be conserved even when individual protons and neutrons transform into other baryons; what remains unchanged is the total baryon number.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
Specialists are now carefully lifting the mosaic so it can be conserved before eventually going on display at the Tiverton Museum of Mid-Devon Life alongside many of the artifacts recovered during the dig.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

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Chinese funds are also doled out on an ad hoc basis with little transparency.

— Eghosa E. Osaghae, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026
The billionaire philanthropist, novelist, and ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has doled out more than $26 billion to charity during the past few years, but has done so without much fanfare.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

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But, rather than demolish the historic bridge, it was preserved and given a new purpose.

— Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
To be classified as a special interest vehicle, a car must be unaltered from the way it was originally manufactured and preserved as a leisure pursuit, per current law.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026

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