Synonyms of skimping

skimping 1 of 3

noun

as in saving

careful management of material resources

after years of skimping and saving, he was finally able to afford the sports car he had always wanted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• saving
• economy
• frugality
• scrimping
• thrift
• parsimony
• providence
• husbandry
• prudence
• penny-pinching
• temperance
• conservation
• stinginess
• miserliness
• moderation
• belt-tightening
• retrenchment
• restraint
• discretion
• forehandedness
• austerity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wastefulness
• extravagance
• lavishness
• squandering
• prodigality
• improvidence
• diseconomy

skimping

2 of 3

adjective

as in careful

Related Words

• saving
• careful
• frugal
• economical
• conserving
• scrimping
• thrifty
• chary
• economizing
• miserly
• pinching
• stingy
• sparing
• parsimonious
• tightfisted
• chintzy
• spare
• stinting
• ungenerous
• cheap
• penny-pinching
• penurious
• selfish
• desirous
• uncharitable
• mingy
• shabby
• grasping
• greedy
• small
• avaricious
• mercenary
• closefisted
• acquisitive
• sordid
• covetous
• hoggish
• pinchpenny
• begrudging
• tight
• mean
• coveting
• itchy
• grudging
• rapacious
• envious
• close
• avid
• resentful
• inhospitable

Dissimilar Words

• generous
• charitable
• liberal
• bountiful
• unstinting
• bounteous
• munificent
• unsparing
• openhanded
• extravagant
• altruistic
• lavish
• unselfish
• selfless
• free
• overgenerous
• handsome
• profuse
• humanitarian
• benevolent
• philanthropic
• hospitable
• freehanded
• beneficent
• wasting
• kindly
• compassionate
• magnanimous
• wasteful
• unthrifty
• profligate
• spendthrift
• openhearted
• prodigal
• dissipating
• good-hearted
• splurging
• greathearted
• squandering
• thriftless
• frittering

skimping

3 of 3

verb

present participle of skimp

as in sparing

to avoid unnecessary waste or expense

we must skimp and save if we are going to afford a vacation this summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• saving
• sparing
• conserving
• economizing
• scrimping
• managing
• preserving
• pinching
• scraping
• pinching pennies
• maintaining
• cutting down
• hoarding
• husbanding
• cutting back
• retrenching
• laying up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wasting
• spending
• blowing
• squandering
• running through
• lavishing
• dissipating
• throwing away
• frittering (away)
• misspending
• splurging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of skimping

Verb

The new complaint accused Bojangles of failing to adequately secure employee data, misleading workers about how safe its systems were and improperly benefiting by skimping on cybersecurity. — Chase Jordan july 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026

Regularly skimping on sleep may lead to weight gain and a larger waistline, new research found. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 6 July 2026

Companies such as Levi’s, McDonald’s, and Old Navy are mass-producing World Cup products, while skimping on 250 merchandise. — Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

Carnival has a budget-friendly reputation, often listing lower fares than its competitors, without skimping on variety. — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 12 June 2026

Turtle-friendly bulbs could provide a solution without skimping on illumination. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 9 June 2026

But skimping on the self-tanner can actually result in blotches and stripes. — Deanna Pai, Glamour, 6 June 2026

Top 5 Can’t Miss With sumptuous suites and villas spread across a secluded beach, the boutique Bequia Beach Hotel captures the island's Caribbean cool without skimping on luxury amenities. — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026

Luna initially offered only a merchandise discount as a benefit, skimping on health insurance. — David Ingram, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026