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Synonyms for (noun) spare

Synonyms: spare Definition: a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls

Hypernyms: score Definition: the act of scoring in a game or sport Usage: the winning score came with less than a minute left to play

Synonyms: fifth wheel, spare Definition: an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle

Hypernyms: car wheel Definition: a wheel that has a tire and rim and hubcap; used to propel the car

Synonyms: spare, spare part Definition: an extra component of a machine or other apparatus

Hypernyms: component, element, constituent Definition: an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system Usage: spare components for cars; a component or constituent element of a system

Synonyms for (verb) spare

Synonyms: spare Definition: use frugally or carefully

Hypernyms: expend, use Definition: use up, consume fully Usage: The legislature expended its time on school questions

Synonyms: spare, give up, part with, dispense with Definition: give up what is not strictly needed Usage: he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey

Hypernyms: give Definition: transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody Usage: I gave her my money; can you give me lessons?; She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care

Synonyms: spare, save Definition: refrain from harming

Hypernyms: forbear, refrain Definition: resist doing something Usage: He refrained from hitting him back; she could not forbear weeping

Synonyms: spare Definition: save or relieve from an experience or action Usage: I'll spare you from having to apologize formally

Hypernyms: relieve, exempt, free Definition: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to Usage: She exempted me from the exam

Synonyms for (adjective) spare

Synonyms: unembellished, unornamented, plain, bare, spare Definition: lacking embellishment or ornamentation Usage: a plain hair style; unembellished white walls; functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete

Hypernyms: unadorned, undecorated Definition: not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction

Synonyms: bare, scanty, spare Definition: lacking in amplitude or quantity Usage: a bare livelihood; a scanty harvest; a spare diet

Hypernyms: scrimpy, meager, meagerly, meagre, stingy Definition: deficient in amount or quality or extent Usage: meager resources; meager fare

Synonyms: spare, trim Definition: thin and fit Usage: the spare figure of a marathon runner; a body kept trim by exercise

Hypernyms: thin, lean Definition: lacking excess flesh Usage: you can't be too rich or too thin; Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look-Shakespeare

Synonyms: supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, excess, extra, spare, redundant Definition: more than is needed, desired, or required Usage: 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

Hypernyms: unnecessary, unneeded Definition: not necessary

Synonyms: spare Definition: kept in reserve especially for emergency use Usage: a reserve supply of food; a spare tire; spare parts

Hypernyms: unnecessary, unneeded Definition: not necessary

Synonyms: free, spare Definition: not taken up by scheduled activities Usage: a free hour between classes; spare time on my hands

Hypernyms: unoccupied Definition: not held or filled or in use Usage: an unoccupied telephone booth; unoccupied hours