Synonyms for save
seɪvsave

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1. savenoun

   To help (somebody) to survive, or keep (somebody) from harm.

   The goaltender made a great save.

   Synonyms:
   except

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1. save

   But ranges from the faintest contrast to absolute negation; as, I am willing to go, but (on the other hand) content to stay; he is not an honest man, but (on the contrary) a villain. The contrast may be with a silent thought; as, but let us go (it being understood that we might stay longer). In restrictive use, except and excepting are slightly more emphatic than but; we say, no injury but a scratch; or, no injury except some painful bruises. Such expressions as "words are but breath" (nothing but) may be referred to the restrictive use by ellipsis. So may the use of but in the sense of unless; as, "it never rains but it pours." To the same head must be referred the conditional use; as, "you may go, but with your father's consent" (i. e., "provided you have," "except that you must have," etc.). "Doubt but" is now less used than the more logical "doubt that." But never becomes a full synonym for and; and adds something like, but adds something different; "brave and tender" implies that tenderness is natural to the brave; "brave but tender" implies that bravery and tenderness are rarely combined. For the concessive use, compare NOTWITHSTANDING.

   Synonyms:
   and, barely, besides, but, except, further, however, just, merely, moreover, nevertheless, notwithstanding, notwithstanding, only, provided, still, that, tho, unless, yet

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.8 / 4 votes

1. save

   Synonyms:
   preserve, rescue, secure, reserve, spare, hinder, obviate, prevent, snatch, catch, economize, husband

   Antonyms:
   lose, betray, abandon, destroy, surrender, impose, facilitate, promote, induce, occasion, cause, miss, expose, imperil, endanger, risk, waste, lavish

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1. saveverb

   (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring

   "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save"

2. salvage, salve, relieve, saveverb

   save from ruin, destruction, or harm

   Synonyms:
   spare, pull through, economize, carry through, make unnecessary, ease, salvage, lay aside, economise, still, unbosom, take over, salve, redeem, allay, hold open, keep, save up, exempt, let off, palliate, excuse, relieve, assuage, write, preserve, deliver, remedy, alleviate, keep open, free, lighten, bring through, scavenge

3. save, preserveverb

   to keep up and reserve for personal or special use

   "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"

   Synonyms:
   save up, relieve, keep up, deliver, carry on, bring through, keep, spare, redeem, economize, economise, salve, salvage, carry through, uphold, pull through, lay aside, write, make unnecessary, maintain, hold open, preserve, conserve, continue, keep open, bear on

4. save, carry through, pull through, bring throughverb

   bring into safety

   "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"

   Synonyms:
   pull round, save up, carry out, fulfill, relieve, deliver, bring through, keep, spare, redeem, fulfil, economize, survive, economise, salve, salvage, carry through, come through, action, pull through, lay aside, write, make unnecessary, execute, hold open, preserve, accomplish, make it, keep open

5. saveverb

   spend less; buy at a reduced price

   Synonyms:
   save up, relieve, deliver, bring through, keep, spare, redeem, economize, economise, salve, salvage, carry through, pull through, lay aside, write, make unnecessary, hold open, preserve, keep open

6. save, lay aside, save upverb

   accumulate money for future use

   "He saves half his salary"

   Synonyms:
   save up, relieve, deliver, bring through, keep, spare, redeem, economize, economise, salve, salvage, carry through, pull through, lay aside, write, make unnecessary, hold open, preserve, keep open

7. save, make unnecessaryverb

   make unnecessary an expenditure or effort

   "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"

   Synonyms:
   save up, relieve, deliver, bring through, keep, spare, redeem, economize, economise, salve, salvage, carry through, pull through, lay aside, write, make unnecessary, hold open, preserve, keep open

8. deliver, redeem, saveverb

   save from sins

   Synonyms:
   spare, pull through, economize, extradite, ransom, rescue, hand over, carry through, surrender, make unnecessary, salvage, return, lay aside, fork up, present, have, deport, relieve, salve, redeem, hold open, keep, save up, give up, turn in, birth, render, fork over, pitch, preserve, deliver, write, keep open, fork out, cede, drive home, bring through, pay off, give birth, economise, bear

9. spare, saveverb

   refrain from harming

   Synonyms:
   save up, relieve, deliver, keep open, bring through, keep, spare, redeem, economize, dispense with, part with, salve, salvage, carry through, give up, pull through, lay aside, write, make unnecessary, hold open, preserve, economise

10. save, economize, economiseverb

    spend sparingly, avoid the waste of

    "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"

    Synonyms:
    save up, relieve, deliver, bring through, keep, spare, redeem, economize, economise, salve, salvage, carry through, pull through, lay aside, write, make unnecessary, husband, hold open, preserve, conserve, keep open

11. keep open, hold open, keep, saveverb

    retain rights to

    "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"

    Synonyms:
    spare, pull through, economize, retain, carry through, make unnecessary, hold back, salvage, hold on, continue, stay fresh, lay aside, economise, go along, relieve, salve, redeem, celebrate, hold open, keep, proceed, save up, observe, go on, hold, write, preserve, prevent, deliver, restrain, keep open, keep on, maintain, keep back, sustain, bring through

12. write, saveverb

    record data on a computer

    "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"

    Synonyms:
    save up, relieve, deliver, keep open, redeem, bring through, keep, spare, indite, drop a line, economize, economise, salve, compose, salvage, carry through, pull through, lay aside, pen, make unnecessary, publish, spell, hold open, preserve, write

Matched Categories

1. • Computing
   • Keep
   • Prevent
   • Record
   • Refrain
   • Religion
   • Reserve
   • Spend

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. saveverb

   Synonyms:
   deliver, rescue, protect, preserve, redeem

2. saveverb

   Synonyms:
   reserve, keep, hold, husband, lay up, lay by

3. saveverb

   Synonyms:
   spare, prevent, hinder, obviate, insure against

4. saveprep.

   Synonyms:
   except, leaving out, not including

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1. saveconj

   Synonyms:
   except, excepting, reserving

2. saveprep

   Synonyms:
   except, excepting, reserving

3. saveverb

   Synonyms:
   rescue, deliver, redeem, preserve, conserve, keep, reserve, hoard, garner, economize, husband, spare, obviate, prevent, forefend, shield, protect

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1. List of paraphrases for "save":

   saving, rescue, saved, salvage, saves, except, rescued, spare, sauvé, economise, store, stow, conserve, rescuing, savings, safeguard, preserve, keep, savethe, gosave, rädda, storage, economize, rescues, bridge, win

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. SAVE

   Synonyms:
   Survival And Ventricular Enlargement study

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1. Kate Clinton:

   A friend told me that each morning when we get up we have to decide whether we are going to save or savor the world. I don't think that is the decision. It's not an either or, save or savor. We have to do both, save and savor the world.

2. Michael Crichton:

   We haven't got the power to destroy the planet -- or to save it. But we might have the power to save ourselves.

3. Palo Conteh:

   Save The Children, they do not have the expertise, that is something we must all accept, hands up, and say the Brits got it wrong with Kerry Town, handing over that facility to Save The Children who have never run an Ebola facility.

4. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   Save to invest, don’t save to save.

5. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk:

   We had just two options: bad, and worse. So we decided at this particular period of time to get the bad option. Probably this option will save the lives of Ukrainian soldiers, and I hope this option will save lives of Ukrainian civilians, of innocent people, who are under a constant shelling of Russian-led terrorists, it's better to have this new deal rather than not to have (it). But we do not trust any words or any papers. We are to trust only actions and deeds.