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Adjective spare has 6 senses
- spare, trim - thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise"
Antonym: fat (indirect, via thin)
- excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus - more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"
Antonym: necessary (indirect, via unnecessary)
- spare - just sufficient; "the library had a spare but efficient look"
Antonyms: insufficient, deficient (indirect, via sufficient)
- spare, free - not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands"
Antonym: occupied (indirect, via unoccupied)
- reserve, spare - kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts"
Antonym: necessary (indirect, via unnecessary)
- bare, scanty, spare - lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet"
Antonym: ample (indirect, via meager)
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