SKIMPED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

skimped

verb

past tense of skimp

as in saved

to avoid unnecessary waste or expense we must skimp and save if we are going to afford a vacation this summer

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Recent Examples of skimped Delivered in 2003, Octopus hardly skimped on luxury, with a spa, 15-seat cinema, and glass-bottom pool. — 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 The Pfizer conversion used almost no organized labor, which did not make the unions happy; the only union workers on the site were the steamfitters, who immediately claimed that Berman skimped on steel. — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 11 July 2026 Exfoliating scrubs and detoxifying wraps deliver a full-body refresh, while a calming aloe vera wrap will save the day for those who skimped on SPF. — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2026 Safety first Ford hasn’t skimped on protection. — Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026 Lowering costs doesn't mean Rivian skimped everywhere. — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026 Cherry Pistachio Pecan Granola Someone smart at TJ’s ripped off the famous Eleven Madison Park granola, but skimped on the pricey pecans and pistachios. — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Oct. 2025 Avant-garde design doesn’t mean the team here has skimped on luxury, however. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025

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Although the entrance was barricaded by a refrigerator and a couch, Gentry found a way inside and all three hostages were saved without injury, Mekosch said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
The move saved one small town in northern Maine $10,000, Collins said.

— Julia Terruso, Time, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of saved

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But more crucial was the American nuclear umbrella, which spared countries such as Germany, Japan and South Korea the need to develop their own bombs.

— Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Contacted by The Times on Thursday, Niemi seemed stunned that David Vulin was spared from prosecution.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of spared

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Those periods were when the United States government promoted it as an inexpensive, high-protein substitute for meat that the government conserved for soldiers.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Why would a trait this useful, conserved for 3 billion years, vanish in a few thousand generations?

— Canan Karakoç, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of conserved

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But that isn’t because the five-star hotel has scrimped on the restoration work – far from it.

— Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 29 July 2026
The world-class training facility owes its existence to the dedication of a group of volunteers, who scrimped and saved for well over a decade to get their own curling space.

— Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026

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