spare

v

1. save, leave uninjured, leave alone, live and let live; free, liberate, redeem, rescue.

2. be considerate of, prevent, forestall, deliver from; (all with against or from) safeguard, protect, guard, shield, defend, shelter.

3. withhold, forbear, hold back, not use; omit, delete, cancel, forget, avoid, neglect; stop, cease, halt, stay, hold.

4. afford, manage, handle, eke out; part with, relinquish, give, lend, supply, yield, provide.

5. dispense with, do without, get along without, manage without; give away, give up, let go, forgo, sacrifice, forsake, drop.

6. be meager, skimp, scrimp, hold back, husband, limit; hoard, keep, retain, conserve, lay up, set aside; economize.

adj

7. reserve, extra, on hand, substitute, supplementary, auxiliary.

8. excessive, in excess, superfluous, surplus, left over, unneeded, unnecessary; abundant, plentiful, plenteous, copious; free, unoccupied, unscheduled, not spoken for, unconsumed.

9. restricted, constricted, stringent, strict; meager, frugal, skimpy, limited.

10.(of a person) lean, thin, lanky, lank, skinny, gangling, rawboned, without an extra ounce of fat, all skin and bones.

11. economical, parsimonious, penurious. See sparing(def. 1).