Synonyms for spare
spɛərspare

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spareverb

   Synonyms:
   save, afford, grant, reserve, do without, husband, economize, retain, save, grudge, discard, omit, forbear, withhold, refrain, abstain

   Antonyms:
   spend, squander, waste, lavish, scatter, expend, pour, indulge, vent

2. spareadjective

   Synonyms:
   scanty, unplentiful, inabundant, meagre, economical, frugal, stinted, restricted, parsimonious, niggardly, chary, superfluous, disposable, available, lean, thin, ill-conditioned

   Antonyms:
   ample, plentiful, abundant, profuse, liberal, unrestricted, generous, bountiful, unsparing, unstinted, unbounded, available, well-conditioned

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. spare part, sparenoun

   an extra component of a machine or other apparatus

   Synonyms:
   fifth wheel, spare part

   Antonyms:
   necessary, ample, decorated, fat, adorned, occupied

2. fifth wheel, sparenoun

   an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle

   Synonyms:
   deadwood, fifth wheel, spare part

   Antonyms:
   decorated, fat, occupied, ample, necessary, adorned

3. spareadjective

   a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls

   Synonyms:
   fifth wheel, spare part

   Antonyms:
   fat, ample, necessary, decorated, occupied, adorned

4. spare, 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, trig

   Antonyms:
   occupied, ample, necessary, fat, decorated, adorned

5. excess, 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, pointless

   Antonyms:
   fat, ample, adorned, decorated, necessary, occupied

6. spare, freeadjective

   not taken up by scheduled activities

   "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands"

   Synonyms:
   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, liberal

   Antonyms:
   adorned, ample, decorated, occupied, necessary, fat

7. spareadjective

   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, trim

   Antonyms:
   fat, necessary, ample, decorated, adorned, occupied

8. bare(a), scanty, spareadjective

   lacking in amplitude or quantity

   "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet"

   Antonyms:
   necessary, fat, ample, occupied, decorated, adorned

9. plain, 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, unmistakable

   Antonyms:
   decorated, necessary, ample, fat, adorned, occupied

10. spare, 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, economise

    Antonyms:
    necessary, ample, occupied, adorned, fat, decorated

11. spareverb

    save or relieve from an experience or action

    "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally"

    Synonyms:
    give up, save, part with, dispense with

    Antonyms:
    fat, adorned, occupied, necessary, ample, decorated

12. spare, 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, foreswear

    Antonyms:
    fat, decorated, necessary, ample, occupied, adorned

13. spareverb

    use frugally or carefully

    Synonyms:
    give up, save, part with, dispense with

    Antonyms:
    necessary, decorated, occupied, adorned, ample, fat

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spareverb

   Synonyms:
   reserve, save, lay by, lay aside, set apart, set aside

2. spareverb

   Synonyms:
   dispense with, do without, part with

3. spareverb

   Synonyms:
   withhold, omit, forbear

4. spareverb

   Synonyms:
   withhold from, keep from

5. spareverb

   Synonyms:
   give, grant, afford, allow, give up

6. spareverb

   Synonyms:
   preserve (from any thing dreaded)

7. spareverb

   Synonyms:
   be frugal, be parsimonious

8. spareverb

   Synonyms:
   forbear, refrain, be scrupulous

9. spareverb

   Synonyms:
   be lenient, be merciful, be tender

10. spareadjective

    Synonyms:
    scanty, sparing, not abundant, not plentiful

11. spareadjective

    Synonyms:
    lean, meagre, thin, poor, lank, gaunt, skinny, scraggy, raw-boned

12. spareadjective

    Synonyms:
    superfluous, supernumerary, not used, not wanted

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spareadjective

   Synonyms:
   thin, lean, poor, gaunt, meager, lank, superfluous

2. spareverb

   Synonyms:
   forbear, refrain, be merciful

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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?

1. William Shakespeare:

   He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker than thee. If weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself.

2. Sir Walter Raleigh:

   Above all things, be not made an ass to carry the burdens of other men if any friend desire thee to be his surety, give him a part of what thou has to spare if he presses thee further, he is not thy friend at all.

3. Sanjay Dastoor:

   If you want to build a very durable, long-lasting vehicle that doesn't waste a lot of spare parts, that can be in conflict with a vehicle that has a bunch of advanced sensors on it.

4. Mark Galeotti:

   Usually it is relatively easy to get a pistol or anything up to an assault rifle, but it is much harder to get an RPG (rocket-propelled grenade) or a machine gun or the boring things like spare parts for the above. You actually need to have a proper war for these sorts of things to become available and, lo and behold, you have a proper war.

5. Vladimir Putin:

   As for my personal perception, I am not ashamed before the citizens who voted for me, all these eight years I worked like a galley slave, to spare no effort. I am happy with the results.