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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skimps (on)
  1. spares
  2. conserves
  3. doles out
  4. preserves
  5. nurses
Verb
  • The timing spares the Eagles and Carter from the questions and speculation that would have unfolded when training camp opened to the media Wednesday.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of spares
Verb
  • This approach reduces development time, conserves resources, and quickly delivers new capabilities to the battlefield.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • During the regular season, though, James conserves energy, and much of that shows up on the defensive end.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of conserves
Verb
  • Although the film doles out answers, there is some economical hand-waving about why the neighborhood has power and running water for so long.
    — William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
  • This Darla sandal, on sale for a limited time, doles out balance despite its towering platform height.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
Definition of doles out
Verb
  • Only one of them preserves the approval step, and the approval step is the point.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Although the shed preserves his grandparents’ belongings, Waters doesn’t treat it like a museum.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of preserves
Verb
  • Ultimately, Etna’s closest bond is with the itinerant medic Hong who nurses his emaciated, shrapnel-scarred body.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of nurses
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“Skimps (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skimps%20%28on%29. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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