SKIMPS (ON) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

skimps (on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of skimp (on)

as in stints (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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Senior dogs with arthritis or chronic pain also benefit because mobile service spares them the physical strain of travel.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
The move spares Rodriguez a punishing cut to 145 but drops him into the sport's deepest, most wrestling-heavy division.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of spares

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This efficiency not only conserves limited resources but also builds community trust by minimizing unnecessary interactions.

— Charles "Chuck" Broadway, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
The brain further conserves power by relying on highly efficient biological mechanisms that have been refined through millions of years of evolution.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026

Definition of conserves

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This Darla sandal, on sale for a limited time, doles out balance despite its towering platform height.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
Make a beeline for the flagship Olive Young store, the country’s biggest cosmetics retailer, where there’s a whole wall devoted to sheet masks, testing stations and a vending machine that doles out free skincare samples.

— Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 17 July 2026

Definition of doles out

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The Kansas City Public Library’s oral history project, Speaking of Kansas City, preserves the firsthand accounts of Hispanic flood survivors from Argentine.

— Michelle Oliva-Espinosa, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
The blue plaque in Upper Norwood today preserves the moment for posterity.

— Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of preserves

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Rachel dates a shoe store operator named Lou (Bob Hoskins), while Charlotte nurses a crush on her handsome young school bus driver and flirts with Catholicism to the chagrin of her Jewish mother.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 17 July 2026
After Robin is gravely injured, he is taken in by the sage prioress Brigid (Jodie Comer), who nurses him back to health at an island convent.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 17 June 2026

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