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 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 But after ownership skimped on payroll the last two years (then fire-sale’d the roster at the trade deadline), Baldelli took the fall for the poor results. — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025 Sting’s lawyers have filed a response to the suit as well, claiming that the frontman has not skimped out on his old bandmates. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025

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Evidence on price caps Researchers found that after two years under the price limit, Oregon saved over $107 million and outpatient prices per procedure fell by 25%.

— Alex Olgin, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
Overall, more than 250 million people globally received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, while COVID vaccinations as a whole are estimated to have saved at least 14 million lives in the first year of their rollout alone.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

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Even the National Weather Service’s Oxnard station wasn’t spared — topping out at 87 degrees, besting a record of 85 set in 1931.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Strong El Niño events, such as the one revving up in the tropical Pacific, have rarely spared the Golden State from significant and damaging consequences.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

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In Freeport, Allen has built the Bahamas Maritime Museum, where relics are cataloged, conserved, and displayed, creating local jobs and drawing tourists.

— Brett Berk, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026
Hibernation on demand Hibernation is a specialty of squirrels, hamsters, and bears, but the neural circuit that triggers it is conserved across mammals, and is present in species that never hibernate in the wild—like mice.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 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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