Would you mind sparing me thirty minutes of the day?
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Sparing
//ˈspɛəɹɪŋ//
Synonyms for "sparing" (159 found)
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Closest matches (32)
stintingabsolutionabstemiousamnestyasceticausterebenevolentcannycarefulcharycheapcheeseparingcloseconciliatoryconservingcoolingcooling downcooling offcurtailmentcutback
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Adjective(6 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (48)
Related words (79)
parsimoniouspatientpenny-pinchingpenny-wisepenny-wise and pound-foolishpenuriousplacablepoorprovidentprudentprudentialpunyredemptionreduction of expensesreduction of spendingremissionremission of sinreprieverestrainedretrenchment
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savingscampingscantscantyscotchscrapingscrawnyscrimpscrimpingscrimpyshriftskimpskimpingskimpyslenderslightslimslowdownsmallsobersparesparsespartanstarvationstingystintedstraitenedstuntedsubsistencetemperatethinthriftytighttight-fistedtightfistedtime savingtime-savingtoleranttoo frugalungivingunnourishingunnutritiousunresentfulunrevengefulunwastefulwarywateredwatery
Adjective(9 words)
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9 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- икономичен adj (prudent and restrained in the use of resources)
- пестелив adj (prudent and restrained in the use of resources)
Czech
3 entries- střídmý adj (prudent and restrained in the use of resources)
- šetrný adj (prudent and restrained in the use of resources)
- šetřící adj (prudent and restrained in the use of resources)
Latin
1 entries- parcus adj (prudent and restrained in the use of resources)
Polish
1 entries- oszczędny adj (prudent and restrained in the use of resources)
Spanish
2 entries- frugal adj (prudent and restrained in the use of resources)
- parco adj (prudent and restrained in the use of resources)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
It is better to risk sparing a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.
Source: tatoeba (2885558)
Who wants to travel far has to move his tonsure by sparing his mount.
Source: tatoeba (8584053)
Who wants to travel far moves his carcass while sparing his mount.
Source: tatoeba (8584066)
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