Synonyms of spares

spares 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of spare

1

as in conserves

to use or give out in stingy amounts

I'll have a banana split—and don't spare the whipped cream

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conserves
• preserves
• scants
• skimps (on)
• nurses
• doles out
• stints (on)
• portions (out)
• pinches
• metes (out)
• shortchanges
• rations (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• showers
• rains
• pours
• heaps
• lavishes

2

as in saves

to avoid unnecessary waste or expense

she had grown up during the Great Depression, so she was no stranger to sparing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• saves
• conserves
• economizes
• manages
• skimps
• scrimps
• pinches
• preserves
• husbands
• pinches pennies
• scrapes
• maintains
• cuts down
• hoards
• lays up
• cuts back
• retrenches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wastes
• spends
• blows
• runs through
• squanders
• dissipates
• lavishes
• throws away
• fritters (away)
• misspends
• splurges

spares

2 of 2

noun

plural of spare

as in substitutes

an interchangeable part or piece of equipment that is kept on hand for replacement of an original

we promptly replaced the burnt-out lightbulb with a spare

Synonyms & Similar Words

• substitutes
• extras
• replacements
• backups
• reserves
• stocks
• copies
• doubles
• reproductions
• duplicates
• replicas
• clones
• dummies
• dupes
• carbon copies
• replications

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• originals
• prototypes
• archetypes