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

The Business Guy After stints at entertainment law firms Loeb & Loeb and Hansen Jacobson Teller and the BA & legal department of Castle Rock Entertainment early on, Cheeks landed a business and legal affairs job at MTV Networks. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026 Stubblefield has spent two stints as an assistant to Altman at Oregon. — Anne M. Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 And some two-thirds of employers saw people staying for shorter stints this year than last year. — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 Since 2021, Gardner-Johnson has been on seven teams, including two different stints with the Philadelphia Eagles. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 After stints in the first and second quarters, Antetokounmpo and the rest of the Heat starters did not reenter the game in the second half. — Eric Nehm, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 For longer outdoor stints, some shade, a hat, and a mineral sunscreen can help handle it. — Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 While the Watts cases typically involved brief stints in jail for smaller crimes, each of the 16 Guevara cases in the package involves murder, large amounts of time behind bars and a complex set of facts. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 Schiano is 100-111 in 18 years over two stints with the Scarlet Knights. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stints

Noun

Under the terms, each body will act as a contact point for joint productions between the two sectors and pass along information on public funding open to producers in each country.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Whether faith can be justified on any terms but its own is an epistemological question beyond this columnist’s understanding.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of terms

Noun

The restrictions emerged just days after Trump admonished Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the press, calling on the leader to step down and hold wartime elections.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Officials say the deployment targets trafficking and cartel activity, but critics note crossings fell after asylum restrictions and much drug smuggling occurs through ports of entry.

— ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of restrictions

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

Noun

Two former press secretaries from his first term — Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Kayleigh McEnany — were hired after their tenures in the White House, although Sanders departed to launch her campaign for governor of Arkansas.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Sixty years ago, hall of famer Wilt Chamberlain famously lived in a Manhattan apartment on Central Park West and commuted to Philadelphia for games and practices during his tenures with the Philadelphia Warriors and 76ers.

— Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of tenures

Noun

None of it feels remotely tied to the zeitgeist, instead showing an artist galvanized by their own out-there proclivities and exhilarated by the limitations of whatever ramshackle gear might be lying around a home studio.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
Ukraine’s Armed Forces learned about the Starshield terminals’ speed limitations from SpaceX customer support after filing a complaint about operational issues, and SpaceX provided no prior warning, according to the source.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of limitations

Verb

Highly possible, yet the USA keeps assuring Ukranian leaders that the support of the United States is with them.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
One of cosmology’s greatest mysteries is the nature of dark energy—the invisible force that keeps the universe expanding at an ever-increasing rate.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of keeps

Verb

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
If the low-breadth market finally exhausts itself and rolls over, your capital at risk is mathematically capped at that 3%.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026