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 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

Given this is one of the lower profile group stage matches taking place in Miami, with the headliners being Colombia-Portugal and Brazil-Scotland, an attendance of over 62,000 is somewhat impressive and spares FIFA’s blushes in the context of how many empty seats there were in the first half. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 16 June 2026

As for features, Mercedes-Benz spares no expense on its iconic SUV. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 4 June 2026

Noun

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

The Fort Worth division of Lockheed Martin was also given a $17 million modification to an existing contract for provisioning spares. — Maven Navarro june 1, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 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

The contract covers full-rate production engines, initial spares, modules, engineering resources, program oversight and dedicated production support services, according to a release from RTX. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026

Palmeri’s dad, Tony, loved cars from the 1930s, and dual spares weren’t unusual to see on the sides of cars in that era. — Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 3 Mar. 2026