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sparing

[spair-ing] / ˈspɛər ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
careful, economical
Synonyms
STRONG
close mean saving
WEAK
avaricious canny chary cost-conscious frugal humane money-conscious parsimonious provident prudent stewardly stingy thrifty tight tight-fisted tolerant ungiving unwasteful wary
Antonyms
STRONG
generous
WEAK
careless lavish spendthrift uncareful

Example Sentences

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Are we better off just paying the debt completely now, and sparing the house?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

In December, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge granted her diversion due to mental health issues, sparing her potential jail time.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The paper 'Experimental glycopeptide antibiotic EVG7 prevents recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection by sparing members of the Lachnospiraceae family' was published in Nature Communications.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

After Wood and his attorneys presented their case for sparing Wood’s life, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended clemency in a 3–2 vote.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

In exchange for their sparing his life, the demon king Mayasura agreed to build the Pandava brothers the most beautiful palace the world had ever seen.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi