Synonyms of stints

stints 1 of 2

noun

plural of stint

1

as in terms

a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position

signed up for a three-year stint in the army

Synonyms & Similar Words

• terms
• tenures
• tours
• shifts
• hitches
• goes
• times
• runs
• watches
• durations
• cycles
• spans
• lifetimes
• spells
• stretches
• lives
• turns
• life spans
• standings

2

as in restrictions

the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries

his parents have always supported him without stint, no matter what interests he has chosen to pursue

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restrictions
• limitations
• reins
• constraints
• restraints
• confinements
• circumscriptions
• isolations
• segregations
• containments

stints

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stint

1

as in retains

Related Words

• retains
• deprives (of)
• keeps
• withholds
• denies
• begrudges
• confiscates
• appropriates
• arrogates

Dissimilar Words

• lots
• allows
• portions
• parts
• assigns
• splits
• distributes
• deals
• allots
• allocates
• meters
• measures
• apportions
• divides
• shares (out)
• rations
• dispenses
• administers
• awards
• hands out
• parcels (out)
• metes (out)
• grants
• gives
• prorates
• accords
• doles out
• admeasures

2

as in skimps

Related Words

• skimps
• exhausts
• strips
• drains
• depletes
• dispossesses
• divests

Dissimilar Words

• gifts
• favors
• provides
• supplies
• blesses
• invests
• endows
• clothes
• covers
• endues
• equips
• bestows (on or upon)
• confers (on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stints

Noun

And some two-thirds of employers saw people staying for shorter stints this year than last year. — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Since 2021, Gardner-Johnson has been on seven teams, including two different stints with the Philadelphia Eagles. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

After stints in the first and second quarters, Antetokounmpo and the rest of the Heat starters did not reenter the game in the second half. — Eric Nehm, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

The California Democratic Party is backing Ma, whose quarter-century in electoral politics includes stints on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, in the State Assembly and on the State Board of Equalization. — Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

For longer outdoor stints, some shade, a hat, and a mineral sunscreen can help handle it. — Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

While the Watts cases typically involved brief stints in jail for smaller crimes, each of the 16 Guevara cases in the package involves murder, large amounts of time behind bars and a complex set of facts. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Kreiz, who previously had CEO stints at Endemol Group, Fox Kids Europe and Maker Studios before its acquisition by Disney, turned Mattel toward Hollywood during his eight years at the helm. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

Schiano is 100-111 in 18 years over two stints with the Scarlet Knights. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026