STINTS Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of stint

as in terms

a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position signed up for a three-year stint in the army

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as in restrictions

the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries his parents have always supported him without stint, no matter what interests he has chosen to pursue

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stints

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verb

present tense third-person singular of stint

as in retains

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Recent Examples of stints

Noun

On the small screen, the New Jersey native earned an Emmy Award for a guest role on ER and landed stints on Shades of Blue and Hanna. — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026 Reinhart’s vintage Elie Saab moment comes at a time when several high-profile stars are turning back the clock and looking to the runway from the early aughts and ’90s for their red carpet and project promotional tour stints. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 Fried has had two arduous IL stints dealing with a bone bruise on his left elbow. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 But a game at Maryland, where Franklin spent two stints as an assistant in the 2000s, will be the new coach’s first real test at Virginia Tech. — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 The Chargers played their starters for brief stints in the team’s second and third preseason games, but clearly that wasn’t enough. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026 The Marlins placed Fairbanks on the 15-day IL with the right median nerve irritation injury that led to IL stints in late April and late August. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026 Guliani’s 27-year career includes stints at Sony, Lionsgate, Viacom, Reliance and Star, spanning global media, distribution rights, licensing, production and content deals. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 The Lakers announced the plan Tuesday to honor Jackson, who led the Lakers to five championships and seven NBA Finals appearances during two stints totaling 11 seasons as their head coach. — Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stints

Noun

The remarks came days after Araghchi proposed reopening the Strait of Hormuz and resuming nuclear talks within seven days if Washington accepted Iran’s terms.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Both Araghchi and Waltz accused the other's country of engaging in negotiations only to violate their terms.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of terms

Noun

Shopping is also often easier to do manually, largely because of restrictions that prevent bots from crawling websites.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
The trade system is also being fragmented by global trade dynamics like export restrictions, tariffs, sanctions cutting off certain sources, and shipping and logistics breakdowns.

— Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of restrictions

Verb

Public Clothing retains the Derek Lam brand, which continues to be designed by creative director Robert Rodriguez.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Pouch cell retains 78% capacity Researchers also built a small, single-layer pouch cell to demonstrate the chemistry beyond the coin cells typically used in early-stage battery research.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of retains

Verb

Not a single handbag here skimps on quality, as is The Sak’s way, but this doesn’t necessarily translate to restrictive price tags.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
Everlane never skimps on quality, and this 100 percent cotton, perfectly relaxed Boyfriend Shirt is proof.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of skimps

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Bob Chesney joined Terry Donahue and Jim Mora as the only coaches to start their UCLA tenures 3-0.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Skip Schumaker’s history with late-season runs The first-year Rangers manager is deprecating about his playing career as mostly a utility player, which lasted from 2005 to 2015 and covered tenures with the Cardinals, Dodgers and Reds.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of tenures

Noun

This requires that software developers understand how to prompt AI with relevant and highly honed questions, validate outputs, understand the limitations of AI models and maintain accountability for the final product.

— Alberto Lugo, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
However, the proposal has limitations, said Garrett Watson, vice president of federal tax policy for the Tax Foundation, a research organization.

— Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of limitations

Verb

This recipe, which keeps things simple, relies on the winning combination of cinnamon and apples to perfume a vanilla cake with pockets of tender fruit.

— Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Sep. 2026
At the very least, no one wants to feel invisible, especially when our devolving society keeps finding new ways to instill that impression.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of keeps

Verb

If a bureaucratic process exhausts whatever time a citizen has available, then benefits are lost or rights are denied.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
That’s because even ordinary winds – and far worse, storms and earthquakes – cause tall buildings to sway, which ruins people’s concentration, wrecks their mood, and even exhausts them.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026