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

So the iPhones and wearables that were just slapped with a price rise in Japan are the same ones spared three weeks ago, just for a completely different reason. — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Pickaxe Mountain, under construction, has been spared in past attacks. — Chris Boccia, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Perez’s only request to the court was that Zambada be spared the fate of El Chapo, who is serving out his life sentence under strict isolation at a federal supermax prison in Colorado. — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

The rain was expected to taper off, but another round of showers worsened already swollen rivers and flooded rural communities near the border with Mexico that had largely been spared major damage. — Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Even Nvidia hasn’t been spared and was overtaken by Apple on Friday as the world’s most valuable company. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Jelly Mules Volume is everywhere this season—in dresses, pants, and skirts, nothing is spared. — Michel Mejía, Glamour, 10 July 2026

Sobell was convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage and sentenced to 30 years in prison (he was spared the death penalty because no evidence tied him to sharing atomic secrets). — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

No area of the brain was spared from the shrinkage, but the change was especially pronounced in the optic lobes and the optic tract—the bundles of nerves that carry visual signals to the brain—with reductions of 52% and 62% respectively. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 July 2026