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save

preposition

Synonyms and Antonyms of save

not including
  • everyone save me is going to the party
Synonyms of save

apart from, aside from, bar, barring, beside, besides, but, except (also excepting), except for, excluding, exclusive of, other than, outside, outside of, saving

save

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of save

1 to free from the penalties or consequences of sin
  • the Christian belief that Jesus lived and died to save humanity
Synonyms of save

deliver, redeem
Words Related to save

reclaim, reform

forgive, pardon, remit, shrive

bless, hallow

consecrate, purify, sanctify
2 to remove from danger or harm
  • the firefighters managed to save the family just as the burning building was collapsing
Synonyms of save

bail out, bring off, deliver, rescue
Words Related to save

salvage

emancipate, free, liberate, manumit, release

disentangle, extricate

recover
Antonyms of save

adventure, compromise, endanger, gamble (with), hazard, imperil, jeopardize, peril, risk, venture
3 to avoid unnecessary waste or expense
  • weʼll have to scrimp and save to be able to afford college
Synonyms of save

economize, pinch, scrimp, skimp, spare
Words Related to save

conserve, husband, maintain, manage, preserve

scrape

cut back, cut down, retrench

hoard, lay up
Phrases Synonymous with save

pinch pennies
Near Antonyms of save

blow, dissipate, fritter (away), lavish, misspend, run through, spend, squander, throw away

splurge
Antonyms of save

waste
4 to keep in good condition
  • lovingly saved the classic car and even upgraded its engine
Synonyms of save

conserve, keep up, maintain, preserve
Words Related to save

service

support, sustain

care (for), husband, manage

defend, guard, protect, safeguard, screen, shield

cure, fix, heal, remedy

mend, patch, rebuild, reconstruct, rehabilitate, rejuvenate, restore
Near Antonyms of save

disregard, ignore, neglect

break, damage, destroy, harm, hurt, impair, injure, ruin, wreck
5 to keep or intend for a special purpose
  • I'm saving this dress for a formal occasion
Synonyms of save

allocate, consecrate, dedicate, devote, earmark, give up (to), reserve, set by
Words Related to save

bless, hallow, sanctify

commit, confide, consign, entrust (also intrust)

apply, bestow, employ, use
Phrases Synonymous with save

set apart, set aside
Near Antonyms of save

ignore, neglect

misapply, misuse

Synonym Discussion of save

rescue, deliver, redeem, ransom, reclaim, save mean to set free from confinement or danger. rescue implies freeing from imminent danger by prompt or vigorous action.
    • rescued the crew of a sinking ship
deliver implies release usually of a person from confinement, temptation, slavery, or suffering.
    • delivered his people from bondage
redeem implies releasing from bondage or penalties by giving what is demanded or necessary.
    • job training designed to redeem school dropouts from chronic unemployment
ransom specifically applies to buying out of captivity.
    • tried to ransom the kidnap victim
reclaim suggests a bringing back to a former state or condition of someone or something abandoned or debased.
    • reclaimed long-abandoned farms
save may replace any of the foregoing terms; it may further imply a preserving or maintaining for usefulness or continued existence.
    • an operation that saved my life

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