STINTED Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

stinted

verb

past tense of stint

as in withheld

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as in skimped

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Coding system reveals missing pages A CBS News analysis of a numerical coding system used by the DOJ to organize the Epstein files offers clues about some of the documents the department has withheld.

— Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
For a black artist like myself, forming and writing songs for a boy band is a form of code ditching, a way of seizing aesthetics and timbres that have been unduly withheld from my predecessors.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of withheld

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Delivered in 2003, Octopus hardly skimped on luxury, with a spa, 15-seat cinema, and glass-bottom pool.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Moreno spent on stars, skimped everywhere else, and squandered the primes of two of baseball's greatest players as the franchise languished.

— Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of skimped

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That's not good news for head coach Shane Steichen who was under a mandate to win this year to guarantee he'd be retained into the future.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Under a long-term licensing agreement, Yum China retained the rights to operate KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell in mainland China, paying Yum a royalty of 3% of restaurant sales.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of retained

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My advice to other leaders would be not to wait until you’re exhausted before doing something for yourself.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
The gold exhausted by the mid-1920s, the mines faltered and then closed, the miners left and the burros stayed, turned loose to make their own way in the desert.

— Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of exhausted

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Opposition activists have accused Venezuela's government of blocking Machado's return, a claim denied by Venezuelan authorities.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Opposition activists have accused Venezuela’s government of blocking Machado’s return, a claim denied by Venezuelan authorities.

— Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of denied

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Politifact reported that the Ukrainian attacks have depleted Russian diesel fuel exports, which has left a hole in the global market and ratcheted up the price.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
Left unplugged overnight, the battery only depleted a few percent.

— Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of depleted

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