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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Across the street, lawns were still green and houses were spared, as residents continued to run hoses or sprinklers to water their properties.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
The pharmacy in Costco’s midtown Kansas City store appears to be temporarily spared, despite the company’s plan to convert the location into a business center.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of spared

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Of the 139,000 acres in Redwood National and State Parks, Save the Redwoods League has conserved 52,200 acres, or about 38%.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
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

Definition of conserved

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When asked about the punishment doled out for fumbling the football, which is the ultimate cardinal sin of the sport, De’Von Achane seemingly thought creating one was a good idea, and pledged to get back to the media with an idea.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
The game’s template solidified over the course of four Game Changer installments, doled out once per season until Make Some Noise became a stand-alone show in 2022.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026

Definition of doled out

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Based on the current designs, the brick church’s structure will be preserved, and the buildings will be attached with a lobby.

— Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
This is consistent with the idea that solitary (and aggressively hormonal) males were more likely to die in natural traps, such as landslides or sinkholes, increasing the chance that their bones would be preserved over thousands of years.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 July 2026

Definition of preserved

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