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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skimped
  1. saved
  2. spared
  3. conserved
  4. scrimped
Verb
  • Instead of traditional quality metrics, the focus shifts to better decisions, time saved, risks avoided and revenue created.
    — Kevin Campbell, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Amazon estimates advertisers saved more than $8 billion from 2021 through 2025 because its auction system considers ad relevance instead of simply selecting the highest bidder.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of saved
Verb
  • Eddy has been spared the worst violence; the novel casts his racial privilege as a kind of metaphysical exemption.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The terminal has absorbed dozens of strikes since the war began, with its oil infrastructure deliberately spared.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of spared
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
Definition of scrimped

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“Skimped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skimped. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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