skimping
Being overly frugal
Skimping is using less of something than you should—cutting corners on quality, quantity, or effort.
Someone who skimps on materials produces shoddy work; someone who skimps on sleep suffers for it.
The word implies inadequacy through stinginess or haste: Don't skimp on the sunscreen.
They skimped on training and it showed.
Prudent with resources
- penny-pinchingExtreme reluctance to spend
- tightfistedUnwilling to spend freely
- parsimoniousExcessively unwilling to spend
- stingyUnwilling to spend freely
budget · economizing · cost-cutting · belt-tightening · scrimping · cheapskate · miserly · niggardly
Deficient in quantity
- scantBarely adequate amount
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- paltryContemptibly meager
- deficientHaving too little
lacking · shortchanging · underfunding · underinvesting · cutting short · holding back · withholding · rationing
Reducing effort improperly
- overlookingFailing to see or consider
- neglectingFailing to attend to
- omittingFailing to include
- glossing overSuperficially covering faults
rushing · slipshod · slapdash · half-hearted · superficial · careless · hasty · shoddy
thrifty
Prudent with resources
- penny-pinchingExtreme reluctance to spend
- tightfistedUnwilling to spend freely
- parsimoniousExcessively unwilling to spend
stingy · budget · economizing · cost-cutting · belt-tightening · scrimping · cheapskate · miserly · niggardly · pinching pennies
meager
Deficient in quantity
- scantBarely adequate amount
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- paltryContemptibly meager
deficient · lacking · shortchanging · underfunding · underinvesting · cutting short · holding back · withholding · rationing · limiting
cutting corners
Reducing effort improperly
- overlookingFailing to see or consider
- neglectingFailing to attend to
- omittingFailing to include
glossing over · rushing · slipshod · slapdash · half-hearted · superficial · careless · hasty · shoddy · quick and dirty
thin
Small in diameter
skeletal · stripped-down · barebones · minimal · scanty · light on
- shoddinessslipshod, slapdash, hack job, botch job, botch
- bargainsbargain, bargain hunting, discount store, coupon, rebate
- stinginessstinginess, miserliness, miserly, penny-pinching, stingy
skimpingsplurging
Spending freely, excessively
lavishing · squandering · indulging · spendthrift · generosity
skimpinggoing the extra mile
Surpassing what's asked
pulling out all the stops · going all out · sparing no effort · overengineering · going above and beyond