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Sparing

To show mercy.

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📖 Definitions of "Sparing"

verb

1
To show mercy.
2
To keep.
3
To give up To deprive oneself of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.

noun

1
The act by which something or someone is spared.

adjective

1
Prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal.

🔄 Synonyms of "Sparing"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
economical	Careful with money so as not to spend too much; prudent; thrifty.
frugal	Of something which is consumed (such as money, goods, etc.): Careful or wise in expenditure; avoiding waste.
thrifty	Showing thrift; economical; frugal.
stintingnoun	Act of one who stints.
scotchnoun	(transitive) To prevent (something) from being successful.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sparing"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
economical	Careful with money so as not to spend too much; prudent; thrifty.
thrifty	Showing thrift; economical; frugal.
frugal	Of something which is consumed (such as money, goods, etc.): Careful or wise in expenditure; avoiding waste.
stintingnoun	Act of one who stints.
scotchnoun	(transitive) To prevent (something) from being successful.
skimping	scanty; meagre; done inefficiently.
standbynoun	A state of readiness without immediate involvement; remaining in preparation for (a sudden or unforeseen event or situation).
savingnoun	A reduction in cost or expenditure.
reservenoun	(transitive, ditransitive) To book in advance; to make a reservation for.
limitnoun	A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
overrideverb	(transitive, intransitive) To counteract the normal operation of something; to countermand with orders of higher priority.
replacementnoun	A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
substitutenoun	(transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same function.
householdnoun	Collectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment.
bookingnoun	A reservation for a service, such as travel or hotel accommodation.
reservationnoun	An arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance.
agagnoun	A Northwest Semitic name or title applied to a biblical king, possibly a dynastic name of the kings of Amalek.
leaving	a 2009 French film directed by Catherine Corsini, written by Corsini and Gaeelle Mace, and starring Sergi López, Kristin Scott Thomas and Yvan Attal.
replacingnoun	the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
reservingverb	(transitive, ditransitive) To book in advance; to make a reservation for.