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1. (noun) spare part, spare
an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
Synonyms: fifth wheel, spare, spare part
Antonyms: necessary, ample, decorated, fat, adorned, occupied

2. (noun) fifth wheel, spare
an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
Synonyms: deadwood, fifth wheel, spare, spare part
Antonyms: decorated, fat, occupied, ample, necessary, adorned

3. (adj) spare
a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
Synonyms: fifth wheel, spare part
Antonyms: fat, ample, necessary, decorated, occupied, adorned

4. (adj) spare, trim
thin and fit
Synonyms: unembellished, surplus, supererogatory, well-kept, tailored, scanty, spare, unornamented, extra, free, plain, redundant, supernumerary, superfluous, excess, clean-cut, trim, bare(a), shipshape, bare, trig
Antonyms: occupied, ample, necessary, fat, decorated, adorned

5. (adj) excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus
more than is needed, desired, or required
Synonyms: superfluous, senseless, surplus, unembellished, supererogatory, scanty, spare, otiose, wasted, pleonastic, unornamented, extra, free, plain, redundant, supernumerary, excess, purposeless, additional, tautological, special, tautologic, trim, bare(a), bare, pointless
Antonyms: fat, ample, adorned, decorated, necessary, occupied

6. (adj) spare, free
not taken up by scheduled activities
Synonyms: unembellished, gratis(p), surplus, supererogatory, detached, costless, scanty, complimentary, loose, unornamented, extra, free, devoid, plain, redundant, supernumerary, superfluous, destitute, barren, excess, spare, gratuitous, innocent, trim, bare(a), bare, liberal
Antonyms: adorned, ample, decorated, occupied, necessary, fat

7. (adj) spare
kept in reserve especially for emergency use
Synonyms: excess, unornamented, plain, bare(a), superfluous, surplus, redundant, unembellished, free, supererogatory, bare, scanty, supernumerary, extra, trim
Antonyms: fat, necessary, ample, decorated, adorned, occupied

8. (adj) bare(a), scanty, spare
lacking in amplitude or quantity
Antonyms: necessary, fat, ample, occupied, decorated, adorned

9. (verb) plain, bare, spare, unembellished, unornamented
lacking embellishment or ornamentation
Synonyms: evident, spare, bare(a), unpatterned, supernumerary, unmixed, bleak, redundant, unornamented, superfluous, free, au naturel(p), bare, patent, surplus, stark, excess, simple(a), homely, trim, unmingled, stripped, desolate, supererogatory, mere(a), unvarnished, extra, sheer, apparent, plain, nude, unsheathed, unfinished, barren, manifest, scanty, naked, marginal, unembellished, unmistakable
Antonyms: decorated, necessary, ample, fat, adorned, occupied

10. (verb) spare, save
refrain from harming
Synonyms: save up, relieve, deliver, keep open, bring through, keep, spare, redeem, economize, dispense with, part with, salve, salvage, carry through, give up, pull through, lay aside, write, make unnecessary, hold open, preserve, save, economise
Antonyms: necessary, ample, occupied, adorned, fat, decorated

11. (verb) spare
save or relieve from an experience or action
Synonyms: give up, save, part with, dispense with
Antonyms: fat, adorned, occupied, necessary, ample, decorated

12. (verb) spare, give up, part with, dispense with
give up what is not strictly needed
Synonyms: spare, allow, abandon, forfeit, vacate, release, give up, resign, save, forgo, kick, throw in, surrender, part with, fall by the wayside, lay off, waive, throw overboard, dispense with, cede, stop, relinquish, throw in the towel, deliver, cease, chuck up the sponge, renounce, discontinue, drop out, free, drop by the wayside, forego, quit, foreswear
Antonyms: fat, decorated, necessary, ample, occupied, adorned

13. (verb) spare
use frugally or carefully
Synonyms: give up, save, part with, dispense with
Antonyms: necessary, decorated, occupied, adorned, ample, fat

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