Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sparer

1 sense of sparer

Sense 1
sparer -- (someone who refrains from injuring or destroying)
       => benefactor, helper -- (a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help))

Antonyms of adj spare

6 senses of spare

Sense 1
spare, trim -- (thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise")

INDIRECT (VIA thin) -> fat -- (having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was")

Sense 2
excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus -- (more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy")

INDIRECT (VIA unnecessary) -> necessary -- (absolutely essential)

Sense 3
spare, free -- (not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands")

INDIRECT (VIA unoccupied) -> occupied -- (held or filled or in use; "she keeps her time well occupied"; "the wc is occupied")

Sense 4
spare -- (kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts")

INDIRECT (VIA unnecessary) -> necessary -- (absolutely essential)

Sense 5
bare (prenominal), scanty, spare -- (lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet")

INDIRECT (VIA meager) -> ample -- (more than enough in size or scope or capacity; "had ample food for the party"; "an ample supply")

Sense 6
plain, bare, spare, unembellished, unornamented -- (lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete")

INDIRECT (VIA unadorned) -> adorned, decorated -- (provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction)

Similarity of adj spare

6 senses of spare

Sense 1
spare, trim -- (thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise")
       => thin (vs. fat), lean -- (lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare)

Sense 2
excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus -- (more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy")
       => unnecessary (vs. necessary), unneeded -- (not necessary)

Sense 3
spare, free -- (not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands")
       => unoccupied (vs. occupied) -- (not held or filled or in use; "an unoccupied telephone booth"; "unoccupied hours")

Sense 4
spare -- (kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts")
       => unnecessary (vs. necessary), unneeded -- (not necessary)

Sense 5
bare (prenominal), scanty, spare -- (lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet")
       => meager (vs. ample), meagre, meagerly, stingy, scrimpy -- (deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare")

Sense 6
plain, bare, spare, unembellished, unornamented -- (lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete")
       => unadorned (vs. adorned), undecorated -- (not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction)