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

If Hal had shown a little more restraint in 2016, Rushville may have been spared. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026

Clancy’s attorney, Kevin Reddington, filed a motion earlier this month arguing that she should be spared a second trial on the grounds of double jeopardy. — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026

Beyond bulk exemptions, very few alcoholic beverages shipped from Canada were spared. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

No detail is unaccounted for and no expense is spared, which is The Ritz-Carlton way — evident in touches like the robe’s delicate trim on the pockets and cuffs, fleece lining, embroidery at the chest, and belt made out of the same materials. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Phased out in the late 1960s, the second in line to the throne will be spared this particular humiliation. — Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Although air traffic controllers were spared, the job cuts affected some employees who worked on air traffic control systems. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026

Making many exceptions The administration spared 471 Brazilian products from the tariffs, among them coffee, wood and wood products, crude oil, natural gas, fertilizer, orange juice and pig iron. — Filipe Mendonça, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026

Jefferey Lee's life was spared in June Lee had been set to be executed by the controversial method of nitrogen gas on June 11. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026