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Skimpy synonyms
skĭm'pē
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exiguous
Extremely scanty; meager.
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  1. Extremely scanty; meager.
  2. Scanty; little; small; meager
meager
Having little flesh; lean.
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  1. Having little flesh; lean.
  2. Of poor quality or small amount; not full or rich; inadequate
  3. Thin; lean; emaciated
poor
Lacking material possessions; having little or no means to support oneself; needy; impoverished
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  1. Lacking material possessions; having little or no means to support oneself; needy; impoverished
  2. Eliciting or deserving pity; pitiable:
  3. Not adequate in quality or quantity; inferior:
puny
(Chiefly Southern US) Sickly; ill.
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  1. (Chiefly Southern US) Sickly; ill.
  2. Of inferior size, strength, or significance; weak:
scant
Very little, very few.
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  1. Very little, very few.
  2. Inadequate in size or amount; not enough; meager
  3. Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager; not enough.
scanty
Narrow; small; close
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  1. Narrow; small; close
  2. Small or insufficient in amount, size, or extent:
  3. Not covering a considerable amount of the body:
spare
Economical in style; using simple language and a minimum of words; restrained
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  1. Economical in style; using simple language and a minimum of words; restrained
  2. Not in regular use or immediately needed; extra
  3. Not fleshy; lean; thin
sparse
Thinly spread or distributed; not dense or crowded
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  1. Thinly spread or distributed; not dense or crowded
  2. Occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense.
stingy
Stinging or capable of stinging
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  1. Stinging or capable of stinging
  2. Giving or spending reluctantly.
  3. Scanty or meager:
thin
Lacking resonance or fullness; tinny:
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  1. Lacking resonance or fullness; tinny:
  2. Watery:
  3. Sparsely supplied or provided; scanty:
measly
(Informal) Contemptibly slight, worthless, or skimpy
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  1. (Informal) Contemptibly slight, worthless, or skimpy
  2. (Slang) Contemptibly small; meager:
  3. Small in amount, contemptibly so.
Find another word for skimpy. In this page you can discover 13 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for skimpy, like: exiguous, meager, poor, puny, scant, scanty, spare, sparse, stingy, thin and measly.

Sentence Examples

  • Even the most ardent smoker wouldn't be outside in those skimpy duds.

  • And I ain't staying in no skimpy little tent neither.

  • It was pointless to buy a bikini and wear it only once, so Carmen bought a black push-up bra and some skimpy black briefs trimmed with black ribbon.

  • Summer sleep shirts are a happy medium between skimpy lingerie that looks great on but isn't the most comfortable thing to wear and a long flannel or cotton nightgown that your significant other may not find the most attractive.

  • When you look at this particular style, the first thing you'll realize is that it is not as skimpy as some of the suits featured on Skinzwear and Beach and Dance, but this suit remains very attractive nonetheless.

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