Antonyms for spare


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : spair
Phonetic Transcription : spɛər


Definition of spare

Origin :
  • Old English sparian "to refrain from harming, to allow to go free," from the source of Old English spær "sparing, frugal," from Proto-Germanic *sparaz (cf. Old Frisian sparia, Old Norse spara, Old High German sparon "to spare"). Meaning "to dispense from one's own stock" is recorded from early 13c. Related: Spared; sparing.
  • adj extra, reserve
  • adj thin; sparse
  • verb do or manage without
  • verb forgive; have mercy upon
Example sentences :
  • Spare me not, therefore, my dear friend, whenever you think me in the least faulty.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • We employed our spare time in gymnastics, in turning, and in rambles.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • For her part, she was busy and could not spare time to gossip.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Touching the moneys, there is enough and to spare until we reach Montaubon.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Alleyne, you will come with me, and lead a spare horse by the bridle.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • In any case it may want to make a noise more than to spare your feelings.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
  • There are trees and to spare over yonder, but we have scarce leisure to make for them.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • I rejoice to hear that she now wishes to spare her father, but—you will pardon me, Burke?
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • They telegraphed from New York that we were to spare no expense; and we haven't.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • So says I to myself: 'I'll help Mr. Yates to spare no expense.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

Synonyms for spare

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