stinting 1 of 2

adjective

as in careful
giving or sharing as little as possible a stinting boss who doesn't give paid sick leave no matter how long you've worked for him

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stinting

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verb

present participle of stint
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as in withholding

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as in skimping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stinting
  1. careful
  2. withholding
  3. skimping
  4. selfish
  5. retaining
  6. miserly
  7. keeping
  8. sparing
Adjective
  • Apply the serum directly to sparse areas of your brows, being careful to avoid letting the product touch other areas of your skin.
    — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2026
  • According to the researchers, careful process design and optimization as well as architecture simplification could help in solving most of these issues, something that industrial production focuses on much more than academic researchers.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of careful
Verb
  • Blanche is also confronting growing distrust of the Justice Department among judges, who in multiple cases have accused government lawyers of withholding information or misleading courts.
    — Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In December 2019, the House impeached Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress stemming from his efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate then-former Vice President Joe Biden while withholding military aid.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of withholding
Verb
  • Google's Pixel 11 Series Preorder Deals There’s nothing wrong with buying straight from the source, and Google is not skimping on its own preorder discounts, either.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026
  • My next weekend baking project might just be a Pumpkin Pie Spice Rice Krispies Square, no butter skimping in sight.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of skimping
Adjective
  • Both make token contributions to efforts to support Ukraine, often for selfish reasons.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Not because this generation is somehow softer or more selfish.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of selfish
Verb
  • More concerning memory problems may involve difficulty retaining new information in the first place, like repeatedly asking a question without remembering the answer.
    — Danielle Zickl, HEALTH, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Goldman found Koreans in their sixties save more than any other age group, retaining 37% of their income.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of retaining
Adjective
  • The plot involves two sons of rich, miserly fathers in love with girls their fathers will never approve of and what happens when the fathers’ devious servants decide to give the boys a hand.
    — Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2026
  • The already rich reap the most, though the thin spreading of payments means the payouts are relatively miserly for the game’s elite.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of miserly
Verb
  • The show is leaning into its strengths, dialing up the madcap comedy and overlapping dialogue while keeping the story lines rooted in recognizable rites of passage for young people.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The approach could provide a more repeatable way to adapt navigation systems across different robots and environments, while keeping human oversight for important development and safety decisions.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of keeping
Adjective
  • In other cases, the redactions were more sparing.
    — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Definition of sparing
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“Stinting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinting. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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