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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of skimpily

  • as in scantily
  • as in scantily
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skimpily

adverb

Definition of skimpilynext
as in scantily

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • scantily
  • insufficiently
  • shabbily
  • sparely
  • meagerly
  • stingily
  • inferiorly
  • vilely
  • niggardly
  • abominably
  • scantly
  • odiously
  • shoddily
  • grossly
  • miserably
  • meanly
  • unspeakably
  • flagrantly
  • egregiously
  • vulgarly
  • inappropriately
  • incorrectly
  • sleazily
  • indecently
  • trashily
  • naughtily
  • unsuitably
  • reprehensibly
  • poorly
  • inadequately
  • terribly
  • awfully
  • horribly
  • deplorably
  • atrociously
  • intolerably
  • dreadfully
  • unbearably
  • abysmally
  • disastrously
  • horrendously
  • horrifically
  • unsatisfactorily
  • damnably
  • deficiently
  • badly
  • detestably
  • execrably
  • bad
  • rottenly
  • lousily
  • wretchedly
  • unacceptably

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • adequately
  • well
  • fine
  • satisfactorily
  • nicely
  • acceptably
  • appropriately
  • tolerably
  • good
  • all right
  • suitably
  • okay
  • decently
  • rightly
  • correctly
  • fittingly
  • so-so
  • seemly
  • OK
  • passably
  • palatably
  • decorously
  • faithfully
  • respectably
  • ideally
  • precisely
  • felicitously
  • exactly
  • congruously
  • meetly
  • gratifyingly
  • satisfyingly

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skimped (on)
skimpily
skimpiness
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“Skimpily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skimpily. Accessed 16 May. 2025.

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