Synonyms for sparing
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Saving — prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal
saving, economical, frugal, thrifty, parsimonious, moderate, careful, prudent, stingy, scant, meager US CA, meagre UK, penny-pinching, scanty, canny, tight, cheap, niggardly, provident formal, economic, slender, abstemious, chary
2. Merciful
Definitions
- adj. 1
Prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal.
Example sentences
- saving A national campaign for energy saving is underway.
- careful You should be careful in crossing the busy street.
- prudent You should be prudent in deciding which way to go.
- parsimonious The parsimonious patron spent aeons haggling with the clerk.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sparing | rising | |
| saving | steady | |
| careful | steady | |
| prudent | steady | |
| parsimonious | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- cheap1, tight1, scant1, canny2, chary2
- 6 letters
- saving2, frugal2, stingy2, meager2, meagre, scanty2
- 7 letters
- careful2, slender2, prudent2, lenient3, thrifty2
- 8 letters
- economic4, moderate3, merciful3
- 9 letters
- provident3, niggardly3
- 10 letters
- economical5, abstemious, forbearing
- 12 letters
- parsimonious5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (canny2 = 2 syllables).