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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Jurors spared them the death penalty, but both are serving life sentences with no possibility of parole.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
Jelly Mules Volume is everywhere this season—in dresses, pants, and skirts, nothing is spared.

— Michel Mejía, Glamour, 10 July 2026

Definition of spared

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The project was set for Brownie Wise Park in Kissimmee, a serene 25-acre area purchased and conserved by the county for over a decade and popular for its walking trails.

— Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
This ancient developmental program, deeply conserved, can also be radically repurposed, as seen in the star-nosed mole's sensory tentacles.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

Definition of conserved

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Like any good Sheridan show, gratuitous violence and clichéd wisdom are doled out with abandon, the spoonful of sugar to help the medicine—in this case ranching gone awry—go down.

— Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026
Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill gave about $10 billion to NASA to be doled out over six years, but much of those funds are earmarked for specific purposes.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

Definition of doled out

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Garneau preserved the existing perimeter of the space in a rough state with walls, ceiling, moldings, and even cracks maintained as part of the character.

— Troy J. McMullen, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2026
And that’s on top of allegedly deleting or compressing billions of logs that should have been preserved.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026

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