skimps
Uses too little
Skimps is the third-person singular form of skimp, meaning to provide or use less of something than is needed or expected, usually to save money or effort.
Someone who skimps on ingredients makes a dish that suffers for it; a contractor who skimps on materials builds something that won't last.
She never skimps on quality when it comes to her work.
The word carries a note of criticism, implying that the economizing is unwise or stingy.
Not sufficient for purpose
- meagerDeficient in quantity
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
- paltryContemptibly meager
- shortchangesGives back too little
underprovides · stints · lacking · deficient · limited · wanting · scarce · incomplete
Stingy person
- tightwadStingy person, slang
- miserlyExcessively reluctant to spend
- penny-pincherExcessively frugal person
- niggardlyExtremely reluctant to spend
closefisted · ungenerous · grudging · hoards · withholds · begrudges · pinchpenny · chintzy
Uses resources sparingly
- savesStores or rescues
- conservesProtects from depletion
- budgetsPlanned expense limits
- thriftCareful use of resources
parsimony · prudence · sparing · husbandry · restraint · penny-pinching · stretches · scrimp and save
Compromises quality for efficiency
- rushesMoves very quickly
- neglectsFails to care for
- overlooksMisses or surveys
- compromisesSettlements through mutual concession
half-hearted · slapdash · slipshod · hasty · careless · superficial · perfunctory · shoddy
inadequate
Not sufficient for purpose
shortchanges · underprovides · stints · lacking · deficient · limited · wanting · scarce · incomplete · minimal
cheapskate
Stingy person
- tightwadStingy person, slang
- miserlyExcessively reluctant to spend
- penny-pincherExcessively frugal person
niggardly · closefisted · ungenerous · grudging · hoards · withholds · begrudges · pinchpenny · chintzy · mean
economizes
Uses resources sparingly
thrift · parsimony · prudence · sparing · husbandry · restraint · penny-pinching · stretches · scrimp and save · makes do
cuts corners
Compromises quality for efficiency
compromises · half-hearted · slapdash · slipshod · hasty · careless · superficial · perfunctory · shoddy · cheap out
skimpsgoes overboard
Exceeds reasonable bounds
excels · maximizes · overdoes · goes the extra mile · pulls out all the stops
skimpsgoes all out
Exerts total effort
goes the extra mile · overdelivers · exceeds expectations · pulls out all the stops
- skimp and saveSpend minimally, accumulate funds