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

Noa Essengue sized up to take on Embiid for a few short stints. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026 Lisa Ling, the journalist, producer and author who has logged stints at Channel One, ABC, CNN and CBS News, has tapped CAA to represent her in a variety of fields. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026 McManus has made 297 of 362 field-goal attempts (82%) during stints with the Denver Broncos, Jacksonville Jaguars and Green Bay Packers. — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 Among those post players is Assane Diop, a 6-foor-9 Senegalese senior with past stints at Colorado and San Diego. — Pj Green october 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 Larry Baimbridge spent thirty-one years with the Houston Police Department, including stints as a homicide detective and as commander of the SWAT team. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026 Benzinger made his major league debut with the Boston Red Sox in 1987 and also had stints with the Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants, his final season in the majors coming in 1995. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 After Picket Fences, Skerritt continued to work on top-tier shows, mostly in single-episode stints. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 District 28 is redder, and Gimenez has a long, successful track record in Miami politics — a decades-long resume that includes stints as Miami city manager, Miami-Dade County commissioner, and Miami-Dade County mayor. — Michael Vasquez, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stints

Noun

Gastrotypographicalassemblage is an approximately eight-by-thirty-four-foot wooden mural composed mostly of culinary terms set in expressive three-dimensional typefaces.

— Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
In practical terms, this means disabled patrons should be able to buy a ticket as easily as anyone else, get into the venue without extra hurdles, move through the space unimpeded, and have a safe place to experience the show.

— Maribeth Romslo, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of terms

Noun

The one community that supported data centers is in Harwood, North Dakota, where 75% of voters did not want to place restrictions on industrial projects, including data centers.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
His proposals included major changes to the state's property insurance system and restrictions on new data centers.

— Sergio Candido, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of restrictions

Verb

While Carlson has long been unaffiliated with the outlet, Patel retains business connections with Carlson, while Carlson’s brother Buckley Carlson has served on the Daily Caller nonprofit’s board.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Georgia recruits elite high school players, develops them, retains them and replaces them with more elite high school players.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Oct. 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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Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving prime minister, with almost two decades in office across multiple tenures, but Israelis are divided over his leadership.

— Daniel Estrin, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026
Previous New York City Mayors Bill de Blasio and Eric Adams both pushed for the ban during their tenures, however, there was not enough support in the City Council.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of tenures

Noun

If successful, the work could offer defense engineers another way to overcome processing limitations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
To overcome these limitations, research partners at the University of Toronto came up with a new flexible foot pad that helps the robot land on different types of terrain.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of limitations

Verb

This isn’t to claim that a PEDF-boost keeps people younger, at least not without a lot more research.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
The three-part 40mm drivers deliver fantastic audio by combining highs, mids, and lows to create an immersive soundscape that keeps you engaged and attentive.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of keeps

Verb

That pretty much exhausts the points of agreement between the pro- and anti-Proposition 40 camps.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Instead of occupying both sides with large cooling vents, air enters toward the front of the station and exhausts through the rear.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026