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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Even the National Weather Service’s Oxnard station wasn’t spared — topping out at 87 degrees, besting a record of 85 set in 1931.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Strong El Niño events, such as the one revving up in the tropical Pacific, have rarely spared the Golden State from significant and damaging consequences.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

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In Freeport, Allen has built the Bahamas Maritime Museum, where relics are cataloged, conserved, and displayed, creating local jobs and drawing tourists.

— Brett Berk, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026
Hibernation on demand Hibernation is a specialty of squirrels, hamsters, and bears, but the neural circuit that triggers it is conserved across mammals, and is present in species that never hibernate in the wild—like mice.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026

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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones responded to the fine by saying the Cowboys would appeal but understood why it was doled out.

— Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2026
Heading into the final weekend of the primary, the two gubernatorial frontrunners remain the biggest recipients of the state’s matching fund program that has doled out $3 million so far this election cycle.

— Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

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His ancestors moved there in the 1850's, and their photos and other archives are preserved inside the Roseville Historical Society museum.

— James Taylor, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
The previous owners’ blue kitchen would have to go, but Appleton and Rafter preserved the island’s stone top, the window shutters, and the black Aga stove—a staple of an English country house.

— Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026

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