SPRANG (FOR) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

sprang (for)

verb

variants or sprung (for)

Definition of sprang (for)

past tense of spring (for)

as in paid

to give what is owed for offered to spring for dinner for the whole gang

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

repudiated

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Teachers are better paid and more people are working in Nevada than ever before.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
The Queen, meanwhile, paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II in the Girls of Britain and Ireland Tiara, arguably the most famous piece in the late monarch's collection.

— Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 25 Oct. 2026

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