sparing English

Meaning sparing meaning

What does sparing mean?

sparing

— adjective (= economical, frugal, scotch, stinting) avoiding waste an economical meal an economical shopper a frugal farmer a frugal lunch a sparing father and a spending son sparing in their use of heat and light stinting in bestowing gifts thrifty because they remember the great Depression 'scotch' is used only informally

Synonyms sparing synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as sparing?

sparing English » English

frugal

thrifty

economical

moderate

temperate

saving

stinting

scotch

scanty

parsimonious

economic

chary

careful

ungenerous

stint

stingy

skimp

reserved

provident

poor

pinching

omitting

niggardly

measured

little

limited

leaving out

giving something up reluctantly

cautious

canny

brief

abstemious

Topics sparing topics

What do people use sparing to talk about?

Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to someone in trouble

Mercy

• What words describe someone who has mercy on another person?
  merciful compassionate humane lenient long-suffering sparing

States Quantity Plural

Few, little

• What words refer to using or giving a little of something?
  dab (v) spoon out frugal parsimonious scrimp be sparing stingy stint