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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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Navy, and they haven’t, sparing the U.S. the hassle of managing commandeered vessels and their crews, or any confrontations with semi-friendly powers like China or India.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

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

I say to the others, not sparing another thought for the dead men.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman