sparing - definition, thesaurus and related words from WordNet-Online

WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Adjective sparing has 1 sense

economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting - avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"
Antonym: wasteful (indirect, via thrifty)

Verb spare has 4 senses

spare, save - refrain from harming
--₁ is one way to refrain, forbear

Derived form: noun sparer₁
Sample sentence:
They spare him from writing the letter
spare - save or relieve from an experience or action; "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally"
--₂ is one way to exempt, relieve, free
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
spare, give up, part with, dispense with - give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"
--₃ is one way to give
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
spare - use frugally or carefully
--₄ is one way to use, expend
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something