SPARE Synonyms
There are 13 hypernyms of the word spare. (close relations)
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bare | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective • not having a protective covering • lacking its natural or customary covering adjective satellite • having no clothes on the body • lacking in magnitude or quantity • just barely adequate or within a lower limit • apart from anything else; without additions or modifications • lacking a surface finish such as paint • providing no shelter or sustenance • having everything extraneous removed including contents • lacking embellishment or ornamentation verb • expose to view • make public • lay bare | ||||||||
excess | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a quantity much larger than is needed • immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits • the state of being more than full • excessive indulgence adjective satellite • more than is needed, desired, or required | ||||||||
extra | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a minor actor in crowd scenes • an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis) • something additional of the same kind adverb • unusually or exceptionally adjective satellite • more than is needed, desired, or required • added to a regular schedule • further or added | ||||||||
free | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint • unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion • not held in servitude noun • people who are free adverb • without restraint adjective satellite • costing nothing • not occupied or in use • not fixed in position • not taken up by scheduled activities • completely wanting or lacking • not literal verb • grant freedom to; free from confinement • relieve from • remove or force out from a position • grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to • make (information) available for publication • free from obligations or duties • free or remove obstruction from • let off the hook • part with a possession or right • release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition • make (assets) available | ||||||||
plain | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • not elaborate or elaborated; simple • lacking patterns especially in color noun • extensive tract of level open land • a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side adverb • unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') adjective satellite • clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment • not mixed with extraneous elements • free from any effort to soften to disguise • lacking embellishment or ornamentation • lacking in physical beauty or proportion verb • express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness | ||||||||
redundant | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • more than is needed, desired, or required • repetition of same and identical sense with different and non-identical words | ||||||||
save | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring verb • save from ruin, destruction, or harm • to keep up and reserve for personal or special use • bring into safety • spend less; buy at a reduced price • accumulate money for future use • make unnecessary an expenditure or effort • save from sins • refrain from harming • spend sparingly, avoid the waste of • retain rights to • record data on a computer | ||||||||
scanty | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • short underpants for women or children adjective satellite • lacking in magnitude or quantity • (of clothing) revealing the body | ||||||||
supererogatory | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • more than is needed, desired, or required | ||||||||
superfluous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being • more than is needed, desired, or required | ||||||||
supernumerary | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person serving no apparent function • a minor actor in crowd scenes adjective satellite • more than is needed, desired, or required | ||||||||
surplus | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a quantity much larger than is needed adjective satellite • more than is needed, desired, or required | ||||||||
trim | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a state of arrangement or appearance • a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment • attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation • cutting down to the desired size or shape adjective satellite • thin and fit • characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder • neat and smart in appearance • severely simple in line or design verb • remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size • decorate, as with ornaments • cut down on; make a reduction in • balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces • be in equilibrium during a flight • decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods • cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of • cut closely • adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used | ||||||||
unembellished | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking embellishment or ornamentation | ||||||||
unornamented | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking embellishment or ornamentation | ||||||||
dispense with | verbv | |||||||
verb • give up what is not strictly needed • do without or cease to hold or adhere to • forgo or do or go without | ||||||||
fifth wheel | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded • an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle • a steering bearing that enables the front axle of a horse-drawn wagon to rotate | ||||||||
give up | verbv | |||||||
verb • lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime • give up with the intent of never claiming again • give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat • put an end to a state or an activity • give up what is not strictly needed • part with a possession or right • leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily • relinquish possession or control over • give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another • stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims • allow the other (baseball) team to score • stop consuming | ||||||||
part with | verbv | |||||||
verb • give up what is not strictly needed | ||||||||
spare part | nounn | |||||||
noun • an extra component of a machine or other apparatus |