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

Noun

While research shows stay-at-home parents can raise one child on less than $100,000, that figure might be conservative or involve a lot of skimping. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Shimano Cues may be its lower-end system, but there’s no apparent skimping on the quality. — ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026

Verb

The service Staff are relaxed and friendly, and maintain a casual environment without skimping on graciousness. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026

Google's Pixel 11 Series Preorder Deals There’s nothing wrong with buying straight from the source, and Google is not skimping on its own preorder discounts, either. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026

My next weekend baking project might just be a Pumpkin Pie Spice Rice Krispies Square, no butter skimping in sight. — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2026

That’s why Law is a celebrity stylist; Law is known for curating sickening looks for his celebrity clients, but maybe sort of skimping out on himself, unfortunately. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026

The report noted that these materials help reduce the demand for new resources and lessen the environmental impact of production, but not while skimping on performance or versatility. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 27 July 2026

The return is indirect and the case is harder to make, but skimping here is what causes horizon-one wins to plateau and horizon-three ambitions to collapse. — Farooque Munshi, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

But despite its structured, boxy silhouette, this blouse feels silky-smooth to the touch, thanks to the 100 percent organic cotton fabric that keeps your outfits looking put-together without skimping on comfort. — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026

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