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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Phased out in the late 1960s, the second in line to the throne will be spared this particular humiliation.

— Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
Although air traffic controllers were spared, the job cuts affected some employees who worked on air traffic control systems.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026

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Rome’s cultural superintendent, Claudio Parisi Presicce, said the grandeur of the port city as depicted in the fresco, with buildings, a theater and temple, public piazzas and towers, was particularly well conserved.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
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

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The sequel, directed by Bird Box helmer Susanne Bier, sees shocking fates doled out for two of its core characters.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
Over the years, the guide has taken some criticism for its choices, some of which have appeared inconsistent; in addition, its stars have been doled out almost entirely to chef’s table-style restaurants.

— Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2026

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In 2018, Steve Bannon sent a message to Jeffrey Epstein, preserved in the Justice Department’s cache of Epstein files, suggesting that the success of extremist European political parties would make life easier for the cryptocurrency industry.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
Most had already been preserved by an archivist, but a few strays had to be tracked down before they could all be laid out across the 20,000-square-foot second floor of Kith‘s office (prior to it being built out).

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

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