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

By Rachel Phua | Bloomberg Papa John’s International shares slid after sales shrunk more than expected and the pizza chain’s outlook for the year also trailed estimates, suggesting customers are increasingly skimping on its fast-food pizza. —Bloomberg, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026

McMahon confidently combines the cerebral with solid action, skimping on neither aspect. —Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026

Locations such as Monterey Bay, Luma, and Paris 66 are pulling out all of the stops with special three-and four-course menus, all without skimping on portions or quality. —Patrick Damp, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026

Those who are looking for generous portions without skimping on freshness, quality or variety, and those looking to do it in a neighborhood-style Japanese restaurant that isn’t taking itself too seriously, will find comfort here. —John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025

This is one chicken casserole that's not skimping on flavor. —Josh Miller, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2025

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, 1 Dec. 2025

Want to stretch your holiday budget without skimping on thoughtful gifts? —Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025

Truly, skimping on this step will render everything else futile. —Essence, 23 Sep. 2025