Scrimp

/skɹɪmp/

Synonyms for "scrimp" (84 found)

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Closest matches (17)

abstemious ascetic austere begrudge dwarfed economizeenforce economiesexiguous famish frugal grudge husband impoverished jejune

Verb(3 words)

budget conserve economize

Strong matches (25)

keep within compasslean lenten limitedlive upon nothingmake ends meetmanage meager mean miserly narrow niggardly paltry parsimonious pinchpinch penniespoor punyput something asidesave

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save up

Noun(3 words)

miser pinches pinching

Verb(1 words)

save

Related words (42)

scamp scant scanty scrapescrape and savescratch scrawny screw scrimpy skimp skimpy slender slight slim small spare sparing sparse spartan starvation

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starve stingy stint stinted straitened stunted subsistence thin watery

Verb(8 words)

scants shortchange skimp skimped skimps stint stinted underfund

Noun(4 words)

scrooges skimping stinting thrifts

Adjective(1 words)

short

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More general

6 entries

budgetingcost managementeconomizingresource allocationsave thrift

More specific

8 entries

cut costspare expenditurespinch penniesshortchange safetyskimp on maintenancetrim budgetsunderfund essentialsunderfund research

Collocations

6 entries

scrimp and savescrimp costsscrimp expendituresscrimp fundsscrimp moneyscrimp on

Inflections

3 entries

scrimped scrimping scrimps

Derivations

2 entries

scrimper scrimpiness

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

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The group had to scrimp, connive, and hustle in order to get by.

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Don't scrimp on your health.

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to scrimp the pattern of a coat

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The company scrimped on the design so badly that it ended up defective.

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