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

In an escape bordering on the miraculous, the crash somehow spared motorists on Milam Dairy Road and terrified workers in a bustling industrial warehouse district west of the airport. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026

Because of this distinction, European fast fashion companies like Zara and H&M will be spared, an exemption that received criticism from environmental groups who note that fast fashion companies have their fair share of sustainability issues too. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Ottawa, however, exempted American seafood from the 25% duties — a move that spared industries in key states such as Alaska and Maine from a potentially significant hit. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

Gizelle might’ve been spared the shade at the drag show, but Lisa Wu gets it head-on as Nene goes on about how inconsequential both the slip-up and Lisa’s feelings about it are. — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

Yet Fernandez was spared disciplinary action from his club after offering to make an undisclosed sum to an anti-discrimination charity (it was never revealed which one). — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

But the river spared their home for 15 years, until Tropical Storm Fred in August 2021. — Ren Larson, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2026

Eddy has been spared the worst violence; the novel casts his racial privilege as a kind of metaphysical exemption. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Only the most senior employees were spared, according to a source. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026