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Synonyms for scrimp

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

scrape by skimp

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Skimp — to be frugal, whether to a reasonable and wise extent or to a miserly and unwise extent

skimp, pinch, scrape by

2. Scant — to make too small or short; to shortchange

scant, shorten, contract

Other

stint, short

Noun

screw, miser, churl, niggard

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To make too small or short; to shortchange.

    to scrimp the pattern of a coat

  2. v. 2

    To be frugal, whether to a reasonable and wise extent or to a miserly and unwise extent.

  3. n. 1

    A pinching miser; a niggard.

Related words

Phrases
scrimp together
Other spellings
skrimp

Forms

Plural
scrimps → screws, misers, churls, niggards…
Past participle
scrimped
e.g. scrimped → skimped, pinched, scanted, shortened…

Example sentences

  • skimp Make me a BLT sandwich. And don't skimp on the bacon!

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
scrimprising
skimprising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
short1, screw1, pinch1, stint1, scant1, miser2, skimp1, churl
7 letters
shorten2, niggard2
8 letters
contract2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (miser2 = 2 syllables).