Synonyms of spared

spared

verb

past tense of spare

1

as in preserved

to use or give out in stingy amounts

I'll have a banana split—and don't spare the whipped cream

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preserved
• conserved
• scanted
• nursed
• skimped (on)
• stinted (on)
• doled out
• shortchanged
• rationed (out)
• meted (out)
• pinched
• portioned (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poured
• rained
• heaped
• showered
• lavished

2

as in saved

to avoid unnecessary waste or expense

she had grown up during the Great Depression, so she was no stranger to sparing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• saved
• conserved
• skimped
• economized
• managed
• preserved
• scrimped
• pinched
• pinched pennies
• scraped
• maintained
• husbanded
• cut down
• hoarded
• retrenched
• cut back
• laid up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wasted
• spent
• lavished
• dissipated
• squandered
• blew
• ran through
• threw away
• misspent
• frittered (away)
• splurged

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spared

Even the National Weather Service’s Oxnard station wasn’t spared — topping out at 87 degrees, besting a record of 85 set in 1931. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Strong El Niño events, such as the one revving up in the tropical Pacific, have rarely spared the Golden State from significant and damaging consequences. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

Development in the 1960s swallowed up much of what the lake project spared. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

The Freedom 250 Grand Prix was an elaborate 250-mile spectacle in Washington with few expenses spared to celebrate the country’s semiquincentennial, bringing the city a rare blend of power, money and speed. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026

One of the only product lines spared was Amazon's Ring series, which saw no price rises. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2026

The governor pushed for the change after the Parkland school shooter, who killed 17 students and faculty members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in 2018, was spared from the death penalty in 2022. — Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026

There have been heavy rainfalls since, but because its location is so near to the equator, where ferocious winds can’t properly spin, the lush land has been spared from the worst. — Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

The appeal spared him imprisonment and cleared his name but did not restore his career. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026