stinted

ADJECTIVE

inadequate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deficient faulty incompetent incomplete lacking meager poor sad scarce sketchy skimpy unequal weak

WEAK

bare barren bush-league depleted dry failing feeble found wanting glitch imperfect impotent inappreciable inapt incapable incommensurate inconsiderable insubstantial junk lame lemon lousy low minus miserly not enough parsimonious scanty short shy small spare sparse sterile stunted thin too little unproductive unqualified

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able abundant adequate capable complete enough full perfect potent strong sufficient

WEAK

competent

ADJECTIVE

meager

Synonyms

STRONGEST

slim tenuous

WEAK

angular bare beanpole beanstalk bony broomstick emaciated gangling gangly gaunt hungry lacking lank lanky lean lithe little narrow rattleboned rawboned scraggy scrawny skin and bones skinny slender spare starved stunted underfed wanting willowy withered

Antonyms

WEAK

adequate big fat full large liberal plenty substantial sufficient wide

Example Sentences

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Five or six spring-times, welcomed joyously, lovingly watched from the first celandine to the budding of the rose; who shall dare to call it a stinted boon?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

The administration also hasn’t stinted on disaster aid.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2023

Or at least approaches its end, as we did on Saturday, four days before the fall equinox, on a day that may have stinted on true summer heat but supplied generous helpings of humidity.

From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2021

Wealthy countries stinted the cash they offered to poor nations to get clean technology.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2021

And I don't like the way he's stinted things as is necessary and put all the money in things as had better been left out.

From Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs by Warner, Anne

stinted

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