Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb stint

2 senses of stint

Sense 1
scrimp, stint, skimp -- (subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp")
       => save -- (spend less; buy at a reduced price)

Sense 2
stint, skimp, scant -- (supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance")
       => supply, provide, render, furnish -- (give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater")

Antonyms of adj stinting

1 sense of stinting

Sense 1
economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting -- (avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally")

INDIRECT (VIA thrifty) -> wasteful -- (tending to squander and waste)

Similarity of adj stinting

1 sense of stinting

Sense 1
economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting -- (avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally")
       => thrifty (vs. wasteful) -- (careful and diligent in the use of resources)