Synonyms for

Stint

Verb / stɪnt / Another word for stint — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

to limit or restrict in amount, quantity, or extent

Synonyms & similar words

leastsandpiper stretch eroliaminutilla scant scrimp skimp limit restrict constrain curtail restrain confine control regulate moderate reduce diminish decrease shrink shorten narrow contract minimize modest

Synonyms by register

Formal

period term duration assignment

Informal

stretch spell tour bit

Literary

sojourn interlude epoch

Antonyms

continuation extension permanence endlessness unlimited period

Common collocations

  • a stint of
  • a long stint
  • a short stint
  • a stint in
  • a stint as
  • a stint at
  • a stint on

Word family

noun stint
verb stint

Usage note

Often used to describe a period of time spent doing a particular job or activity. Can imply a limited or defined duration.

Example sentences

  1. I will have to stint on my dessert if I want to stay healthy.
  2. The company will have to stint on their budget this year.
  3. The coach instructed the players to stint their water intake during the game.
  4. She decided to stint her time on social media to focus on her studies.
  5. His injury forced him to stint his physical activity for a while.

Quotes

  • Time, like a fashionable host, is forever bringing in fresh substitutes for the company that has gone. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • The art of life is the art of avoiding pain; and he is the best pilot, who steers clearest of the rocks and shoals with which it is beset. - Thomas Jefferson
  • Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess. - Oscar Wilde

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