Skimp

Synonyms for "skimp" (105 found)

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Closest matches (21)

Verb(4 words)

abstemious ascetic austere begrudge blinkcarefully ignorecold shouldercold-shouldercut a cornercut cornersdodge dwarfed economizeenforce economiesexiguous famish

Noun(1 words)

cowboys

Strong matches (32)

frugal fudge grudgehit the high spotshusband impoverished jejunekeep within compasslean lenten limitedlive upon nothingmake ends meetmanage meager mean miserly narrow niggardly paltry

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parsimoniouspass overpass over lightlypinchpinch penniespoor punyput something asidesave scamp

Verb(1 words)

hasten completion

Noun(1 words)

pinches

Related words (52)

Noun(6 words)

scamps scanting scrimping scrooges shortchanging stinting

scant scanty scrapescrape and savescrawny screw scrimp scrimpy short skimskim overskim the surfaceskimpyskip overslender slight slimslubber overslurslur over

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small spare sparing sparse spartan starvation starve stingy stint stinted straitened stunted subsistence thintouch upontouch upon lightlywatery

Verb(9 words)

scant scanted scants scrimps shortchanged shortcut stinted trim underdone

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18 entries

action behavior bound confineeconomic activityfurnish limit method offer provide render restrict save supply technique throttle

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5 entries

condense shortchange shortcut trim underfund

Collocations

6 entries

controls funding maintenance resources safety time

Inflections

3 entries

skimped skimping skims

Derivations

1 entries

skimpiness

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The company decided to skimp on the quality of its products to boost the profit margin.

Source: tatoeba (1080715)

Make me a BLT sandwich. And don't skimp on the bacon!

Source: tatoeba (11033081)

He doesn't skimp on the expenses.

Source: tatoeba (11694779)

I thought Adie was only skimpin' me.

Source: wiktionary

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