Synonyms for saving
- noun
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Rescue
rescue, deliverance, salvation, redemption, salvage, delivery
Other
Adjective
1. Redeeming
2. Thrifty — thrifty; frugal
thrifty, sparing, frugal, economical, careful, provident, parsimonious, conservative, preservative, chary
Definitions
- n. 1
A reduction in cost or expenditure.
The shift of the supplier gave us a saving of 10 percent.
- n. 2
Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future.
I invested all my savings in gold.
- adj. 1
Thrifty; frugal.
- adj. 2
That saves someone from damnation; redemptive.
Forms
- Plural
- savings → rescues, deliverances, salvations, redemptions…
Example sentences
- rescue I came near being drowned, trying to rescue a boy.
- salvation He bestows salvation, but you sink down into death.
- redemption Redemption is a big problem in the American culture.
- frugality Frugality with diligence builds houses like castles.
- preservation What is your opinion about language preservation?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| saving | steady | |
| rescue | rising | |
| salvation | rising | |
| redemption | steady | |
| frugality | steady | |
| preservation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- hoard1, chary2
- 6 letters
- rescue2, thrift1, frugal2
- 7 letters
- economy4, reserve2, careful2, salvage2, sparing2, thrifty2
- 8 letters
- delivery4
- 9 letters
- salvation3, redeeming3, provident3, frugality4
- 10 letters
- redemption3, economical5, redemptive3
- 11 letters
- deliverance4
- 12 letters
- conservative4, conservation4, preservation4, preservative4, parsimonious5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (chary2 = 2 syllables).