SKIMPS (ON) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

skimps (on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of skimp (on)

as in stints (on)

to use or give out in stingy amounts I'd like a baked potato, and don't skimp on the sour cream

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As engagement-farming social-media accounts like Pop Base and celebrity-gossip accounts such as Deuxmoi still post frequent updates of celebrity sightings and speculation, the type of blanketing gossip press that Hilton introduced now spares no one.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026
The timing spares the Eagles and Carter from the questions and speculation that would have unfolded when training camp opened to the media Wednesday.

— Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of spares

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In Boise, a growing number of people have turned to xeriscaping in recent years, which is a type of landscaping that conserves water by using native or drought-tolerant plants, according to previous Statesman reporting.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2026
This approach reduces development time, conserves resources, and quickly delivers new capabilities to the battlefield.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of conserves

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Nicholson said reforms to how the state doles out special education funding is one possible solution.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026
Although the film doles out answers, there is some economical hand-waving about why the neighborhood has power and running water for so long.

— William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of doles out

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The developers told the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority (LCRA) on Thursday that the plan preserves 47 affordable housing units in the six-story building now known as The Grand on Beacon Hill.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Charles Bradshaw, community plans and liaison officer at Naval Base Coronado, said the bridge preserves vital defense access as part of the strategic highway network.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of preserves

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Ultimately, Etna’s closest bond is with the itinerant medic Hong who nurses his emaciated, shrapnel-scarred body.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Rachel dates a shoe store operator named Lou (Bob Hoskins), while Charlotte nurses a crush on her handsome young school bus driver and flirts with Catholicism to the chagrin of her Jewish mother.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 17 July 2026

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