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

Across the street, lawns were still green and houses were spared, as residents continued to run hoses or sprinklers to water their properties. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

The pharmacy in Costco’s midtown Kansas City store appears to be temporarily spared, despite the company’s plan to convert the location into a business center. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026

See map of states with cyclosporiasis cases Only three states, Delaware, Hawaii and Montana, have been spared thus far from the outbreaks. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

He was spared from increasing the state income tax, which carried the biggest political risk. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026

If a financial crisis affects the euro, the six European countries that don't use the euro will be spared from the brunt of it. — Preeti Shivani, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026

He was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole after accepting a plea agreement that spared him from the death penalty. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Murashige forms an uneasy alliance with the prisoner Kanbei Kuroda (Suda Masaki), a war strategist of a rival clan who was spared by Murashige, to help solve the murders. — Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 27 July 2026

Brisas de Maiquetía has not been spared from looting, a problem affecting all of La Guaira. — Julimar Valentina Rivas Perez, NBC news, 24 July 2026