Skimpy

//ˈskɪmpi//

Synonyms for "skimpy" (81 found)

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Closest matches (17)

insufficient meager scant thin abstemious ascetic austere cheeseparing chinchy chintzy deficient dwarfed dwarfish exiguous failing

Adjective(2 words)

threadbare dismal

Strong matches (24)

frugal gaunt impoverished inadequate inappreciable infrequent jejune lean lenten limited little meagre mean measly miserly narrow niggardly paltry parsimonious piddling

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poor puny rare

Adjective(1 words)

lean

Related words (40)

revealing scanty scarce scattered scrawny scrimp scrimping scrimpy seldom met with seldom seen short shy sketchy skimp skimping skinny slender slight slim small

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spare sparing sparse spartan spotty sprinkled starvation stingy stinted straitened stunted subsistence tight unnourishing unnutritious wanting watered watery

Adjective(1 words)

scantling

Adjective(1 words)

scanty

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

Synonyms

5 entries

gaunt meager scant skinny thin

derived

3 entries

skimpily skimpiness skimpy work

derived from

1 entries

skimp

has context

2 entries

australia western australia

related to

7 entries

barmaid garment generous inadequate light revealing small

similar

5 entries

deficient insufficient revealing

Translations

30 translations across 10 languages.

Bulgarian

2 entries

недостатъчен adj (small or inadequate; not generous)
оскъден adj (small or inadequate; not generous)

Czech

4 entries

chabý adj (small or inadequate; not generous)
nedostatečný adj (small or inadequate; not generous)
příliš malý adj (small or inadequate; not generous)
sporý adj (small or inadequate; not generous)

Finnish

4 entries

lyhyt adj (small or inadequate; not generous)
niukka adj (small or inadequate; not generous)
niukka adj (of a garment, very small, light, or revealing)
paljastava adj (of a garment, very small, light, or revealing)

German

4 entries

dürftig adj (small or inadequate; not generous)
knapp adj (small or inadequate; not generous)
knapp adj (of a garment, very small, light, or revealing)
sparsam adj (small or inadequate; not generous)

Italian

2 entries

scinto adj (of a garment, very small, light, or revealing)
striminzito adj (small or inadequate; not generous)

Macedonian

3 entries

о́скуден adj (small or inadequate; not generous)
ску́ден adj (small or inadequate; not generous)
те́сен adj (of a garment, very small, light, or revealing)

Polish

2 entries

kusy adj (of a garment, very small, light, or revealing)
skąpy adj (small or inadequate; not generous)

Russian

2 entries

открове́нный adj (of a garment, very small, light, or revealing)
ску́дный adj (small or inadequate; not generous)

Swedish

3 entries

avslöjande adj (of a garment, very small, light, or revealing)
snål adj (small or inadequate; not generous)
torftig adj (small or inadequate; not generous)

Thai

1 entries

ล่อแหลม adj (of a garment, very small, light, or revealing)

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Tom was surprised to see how skimpy Mary's new swimsuit was.

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Mary is dressed in a skimpy outfit.

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These girls are wearing skimpy clothes.

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Why are all the armour sets in this game so skimpy?

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