Synonyms of spares

spares 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of spare

1

as in conserves

to use or give out in stingy amounts

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conserves
• preserves
• scants
• skimps (on)
• nurses
• doles out
• stints (on)
• portions (out)
• pinches
• metes (out)
• shortchanges
• rations (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• showers
• rains
• pours
• heaps
• lavishes

2

as in saves

to avoid unnecessary waste or expense

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• saves
• conserves
• economizes
• manages
• skimps
• scrimps
• pinches
• preserves
• husbands
• pinches pennies
• scrapes
• maintains
• cuts down
• hoards
• lays up
• cuts back
• retrenches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wastes
• spends
• blows
• runs through
• squanders
• dissipates
• lavishes
• throws away
• fritters (away)
• misspends
• splurges

spares

2 of 2

noun

plural of spare

as in substitutes

an interchangeable part or piece of equipment that is kept on hand for replacement of an original

we promptly replaced the burnt-out lightbulb with a spare

Synonyms & Similar Words

• substitutes
• extras
• replacements
• backups
• reserves
• stocks
• copies
• doubles
• reproductions
• duplicates
• replicas
• clones
• dummies
• dupes
• carbon copies
• replications

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• originals
• prototypes
• archetypes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spares

Verb

The timing spares the Eagles and Carter from the questions and speculation that would have unfolded when training camp opened to the media Wednesday. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Senior dogs with arthritis or chronic pain also benefit because mobile service spares them the physical strain of travel. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

The move spares Rodriguez a punishing cut to 145 but drops him into the sport's deepest, most wrestling-heavy division. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

The outcome spares officials the headache of changing their ballot rules just a few months before the 2026 midterm congressional elections. — Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026

That move largely spares local governments budgetary hits that nonpartisan legislative analysts pegged between $2 billion to $3 billion annually. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026

The taxpayers association refused, instead striking a deal with lawmakers to place an amendment on the ballot that raises the threshold for special taxes to two-thirds voter approval but spares existing taxes such as Measure ULA. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

The exclusive course, which is financially supported by oligarch Oleg Deripaska, a Putin associate, spares no expense. — Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 18 June 2026

Selectivity also spares defendants and victims from the prolonged uncertainty of a lingering case. — Rebecca Dunlea, The Conversation, 17 June 2026

Noun

Temporary spares are narrower, lighter, and made with less tread than standard tires. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026

The contract will procure spares for F-35 fighter jets and will deploy spare packages to the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, F-35 program partners and foreign military customers. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026

Stroll subsequently couldn’t participate in FP2 as the team did not have enough time to repair the damage and had to fly more spares out to Hungary from its UK factory. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Previously, another wrist joint was replaced and both of the arm's end effectors were swapped out for spares. — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 30 June 2026

This doesn't see three Li-ion battery packs all connected at once for long-range riding, but rather provides a downtube pack plus two spares in a cage hanging from the rear rack. — Paul Ridden june 23, New Atlas, 23 June 2026

One good test would be to create a national Navy Battle Depot, directing the new PAEs to immediately procure and maintain a full ship set of spares for every major type and variant of vessel in service today, using advanced manufacturing (additive manufacturing and 3D printing) where possible. — Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

And since no one expires from, say, cancer or other now-curable diseases, and bones and organs can be replaced like car parts with artificial spares, people only pass when involved in freak accidents…or take their own lives. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2026

White House officials defended the arrangement, arguing that donor anonymity is standard practice for major projects and that using private funds spares taxpayers. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 22 Apr. 2026