What is another word for spare?
Synonyms for spare
spɛərspare
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
spareverb
Synonyms:
save, afford, grant, reserve, do without, husband, economize, retain, save, grudge, discard, omit, forbear, withhold, refrain, abstainAntonyms:
spend, squander, waste, lavish, scatter, expend, pour, indulge, ventspareadjective
Synonyms:
scanty, unplentiful, inabundant, meagre, economical, frugal, stinted, restricted, parsimonious, niggardly, chary, superfluous, disposable, available, lean, thin, ill-conditionedAntonyms:
ample, plentiful, abundant, profuse, liberal, unrestricted, generous, bountiful, unsparing, unstinted, unbounded, available, well-conditioned
Princeton's WordNet
spare part, sparenoun
an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
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fifth wheel, spare partAntonyms:
necessary, ample, decorated, fat, adorned, occupiedfifth wheel, sparenoun
an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
Synonyms:
deadwood, fifth wheel, spare partAntonyms:
decorated, fat, occupied, ample, necessary, adornedspareadjective
a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
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fifth wheel, spare partAntonyms:
fat, ample, necessary, decorated, occupied, adornedspare, trimadjective
thin and fit
"the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise"
Synonyms:
unembellished, surplus, supererogatory, well-kept, tailored, scanty, unornamented, extra, free, plain, redundant, supernumerary, superfluous, excess, clean-cut, trim, bare(a), shipshape, bare, trigAntonyms:
occupied, ample, necessary, fat, decorated, adornedexcess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplusadjective
more than is needed, desired, or required
"trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"
Synonyms:
superfluous, senseless, surplus, unembellished, supererogatory, scanty, otiose, wasted, pleonastic, unornamented, extra, free, plain, redundant, supernumerary, excess, purposeless, additional, tautological, special, tautologic, trim, bare(a), bare, pointlessAntonyms:
fat, ample, adorned, decorated, necessary, occupiedspare, freeadjective
not taken up by scheduled activities
"a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands"
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unembellished, gratis(p), surplus, supererogatory, detached, costless, scanty, complimentary, loose, unornamented, extra, free, devoid, plain, redundant, supernumerary, superfluous, destitute, barren, excess, gratuitous, innocent, trim, bare(a), bare, liberalAntonyms:
adorned, ample, decorated, occupied, necessary, fatspareadjective
kept in reserve especially for emergency use
"a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts"
Synonyms:
excess, unornamented, plain, bare(a), superfluous, surplus, redundant, unembellished, free, supererogatory, bare, scanty, supernumerary, extra, trimAntonyms:
fat, necessary, ample, decorated, adorned, occupiedbare(a), scanty, spareadjective
lacking in amplitude or quantity
"a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet"
Antonyms:
necessary, fat, ample, occupied, decorated, adornedplain, bare, spare, unembellished, unornamentedverb
lacking embellishment or ornamentation
"a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete"
Synonyms:
evident, bare(a), unpatterned, supernumerary, unmixed, bleak, redundant, unornamented, superfluous, free, au naturel(p), bare, patent, surplus, stark, excess, simple(a), homely, trim, unmingled, stripped, desolate, supererogatory, mere(a), unvarnished, extra, sheer, apparent, plain, nude, unsheathed, unfinished, barren, manifest, scanty, naked, marginal, unembellished, unmistakableAntonyms:
decorated, necessary, ample, fat, adorned, occupiedspare, saveverb
refrain from harming
Synonyms:
save up, relieve, deliver, keep open, bring through, keep, redeem, economize, dispense with, part with, salve, salvage, carry through, give up, pull through, lay aside, write, make unnecessary, hold open, preserve, save, economiseAntonyms:
necessary, ample, occupied, adorned, fat, decoratedspareverb
save or relieve from an experience or action
"I'll spare you from having to apologize formally"
Synonyms:
give up, save, part with, dispense withAntonyms:
fat, adorned, occupied, necessary, ample, decoratedspare, give up, part with, dispense withverb
give up what is not strictly needed
"he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"
Synonyms:
allow, abandon, forfeit, vacate, release, give up, resign, save, forgo, kick, throw in, surrender, part with, fall by the wayside, lay off, waive, throw overboard, dispense with, cede, stop, relinquish, throw in the towel, deliver, cease, chuck up the sponge, renounce, discontinue, drop out, free, drop by the wayside, forego, quit, foreswearAntonyms:
fat, decorated, necessary, ample, occupied, adornedspareverb
use frugally or carefully
Synonyms:
give up, save, part with, dispense withAntonyms:
necessary, decorated, occupied, adorned, ample, fat
Dictionary of English Synonymes
spareverb
Synonyms:
reserve, save, lay by, lay aside, set apart, set asidespareverb
Synonyms:
dispense with, do without, part withspareverb
spareverb
Synonyms:
withhold from, keep fromspareverb
spareverb
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preserve (from any thing dreaded)spareverb
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be frugal, be parsimoniousspareverb
Synonyms:
forbear, refrain, be scrupulousspareverb
Synonyms:
be lenient, be merciful, be tenderspareadjective
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scanty, sparing, not abundant, not plentifulspareadjective
Synonyms:
lean, meagre, thin, poor, lank, gaunt, skinny, scraggy, raw-bonedspareadjective
Synonyms:
superfluous, supernumerary, not used, not wanted
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
spareadjective
spareverb
Synonyms:
forbear, refrain, be merciful
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "spare":
alternate, parts, sparing, replacement, alternative, save, pieces, stand-by, free, standby, reserve, replenishment
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How to use spare in a sentence?
At the end of the day, we’re a village, and we need each other to look out for one another, this is more than a job for me. It’s more of a community, it’s more of a village, and I’m just thankful that I paid attention to these circumstances and was able to spare this woman’s life.
Paul has been able to speak to our parents by phone, paul is sick - he's indicated he has a 102F temperature and that prisoners are sharing around any over-the-counter medications they can spare. Paul also said he was receiving antibiotics, although if he has the cold virus he thinks he has, it's not clear why the prison medical staff would prescribe them.
How do you get under the skin of clients today, because they often work on their mobiles and they manage their wealth in their spare time, it might be in the bathroom, it might be waiting for a flight.
In order to prevent conflicts and build peace, it is essential that we spare no effort in eliminating situations of poverty and exploitation where extremism more easily takes root, and in blocking the flow of money and weapons destined to those who provoke violence.
We were in the toughest group in the competition and once again we have qualified for the latter stages with a game to spare, our first objective was to qualify as group winners but we also wanted to show a real improvement in our play.
Translations for spare
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- nadbytečný, náhradníCzech
- sparen, schlankGerman
- de repuestoSpanish
- یدکیPersian
- laiha, säästäväinen, vara, niukka, ylimääräinenFinnish
- épargner, rechangeFrench
- a bharrachdScottish Gaelic
- thanneyManx
- magroItalian
- kōkauMāori
- sparenDutch
- скудный, запасной, умеренный, лишнийRussian
- запаснийUkrainian
- spårgnîWalloon
- 备用Chinese
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