spared

Meaning

of Spare

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

protected saved immune liberated relieved conserved exempt sheltered boxed fatted friended off the hook pardoned romaine skimped
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Antonyms

fatted took

Phrases with the word

no-expense-spared one spared spared no mercy spared from harm

Anagrams

parsed rasped spader spread drapes Persad

Examples

It is curious how there seems to be an instinctive disgust in Man for his nearest ancestors and relations. If only Darwin could conscientiously have traced man back to the Elephant or the Lion or the Antelope, how much ridicule and prejudice would have been spared to the doctrine of Evolution. Havelock Ellis

It is well for his peace that the saint goes to his martyrdom. He is spared the sight of the horror of his harvest. Oscar Wilde

Success comprises in itself the seeds of its own decline and sport is not spared by this law. Pierre de Coubertin

A penny spared is better than a florin gained. Dutch Proverb

A penny spared is a penny saved. Spanish Proverb

The wolf spared the mare, left a tail and mane. Russian Proverb