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| Main Entry: | conserve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | save, protect |
| Synonyms: | cut back, hoard, keep, maintain, nurse, preserve, safeguard, scrimp, skimp, squirrel away*, steward, support, sustain, cut down on, go easy on, sock away, squirrel, stash, store up, take care of, use sparingly |
| Antonyms: | destroy, neglect, spend, squander, use, waste |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | conservation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | preservation |
| Synonyms: | attention, care, control, custody, economy, governing, guardianship, keeping, maintenance, management, managing, protection, safekeeping, salvation, saving, storage, supervision, upkeep, cherishing, conservancy, conserving, directing, guarding, preserval, preserving, protecting, safeguarding, stewardship, supervising, sustentation |
| Antonyms: | destruction, neglect, waste, spending, squandering |
| Main Entry: | frugal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | economical |
| Synonyms: | Spartan*, abstemious, canny, careful, chary, discreet, meager, meticulous, parsimonious, penny-pinching*, provident, prudent, saving, sparing, stingy, thrifty, tight, tightwad*, wary, conserving, mingy, niggardly, penny-wise, preserving, scrimping, unwasteful |
| Notes: | frugal refers more directly to practicing economy in the course of shopping for goods or services, whereas thrifty applies more to the preservation of funds |
| Antonyms: | generous, lavish, wasteful, spendthrifty, uneconomical |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | thrifty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | economical |
| Synonyms: | canny, careful, chary, cheap, chintzy*, close*, frugal, mean, parsimonious, penny-pinching, provident, prudent, saving, sparing, steal, stingy*, tight*, close-fisted, conserving, preserving, scrimpy, unwasteful |
| Antonyms: | extravagant, spendthrift, wasteful, uneconomical |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | canning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | preserving |
| Synonyms: | keeping, bottling, conserving, putting up, storing, tinning |
| Main Entry: | defend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect |
| Synonyms: | avert, battle, bulwark, cherish, conserve, contend, cover, entrench, espouse, fend off, fight, fortify, foster, garrison, guard, hedge, hold, house, insure, maintain, mine, nourish, oppose, preserve, prevent, resist, retain, safeguard, save, screen, secure, shelter, shield, stave off, sustain, take in, uphold, war, watch, withstand, beat off, care for, fight for, guard against, hold at bay, keep safe, look after, panoply, provide sanctuary, repel danger, ward off, watch over |
| Antonyms: | abandon, attack, desert, leave, quit, relinquish, resign, surrender |
| Main Entry: | economize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | save money |
| Synonyms: | be frugal, be prudent, be sparing, conserve, cut back, cut corners, cut down, keep within means, make ends meet, manage, meet a budget, pay one's way, pinch pennies, retrench, run tight ship, scrimp, shepherd, skimp, stint, stretch a dollar, tighten one's belt |
| Antonyms: | spend, squander, throw away |
| Main Entry: | embalm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | preserve, immortalize |
| Synonyms: | anoint, cherish, consecrate, conserve, enshrine, freeze, lay out, mummify, prepare, process, store, treasure, wrap |
| Main Entry: | keep |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold, maintain |
| Synonyms: | accumulate, amass, cache, carry, conduct, conserve, control, deposit, detain, direct, enjoy, garner, grasp, grip, have, heap, hold back, manage, own, pile, place, possess, preserve, put, put up, reserve, retain, save, season, stack, stock, store, withhold, care for, deal in, trade in |
| Antonyms: | consume, disperse, give, hand over, release, give up, let go |
| Main Entry: | lay up/lay by |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | set aside, store |
| Synonyms: | accumulate, amass, build up, bury, conserve, garner, hide, hoard, keep, preserve, put away, salt away, save, spare, treasure, cumulate, lay in, roll up, store up |
| Antonyms: | squander, use, waste |
| Main Entry: | maintain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | care for, keep up |
| Synonyms: | advance, carry on, conserve, continue, control, cultivate, finance, guard, keep, manage, nurture, perpetuate, persevere, preserve, prolong, protect, provide, renew, repair, retain, save, supply, support, sustain, uphold, go on with, keep going, look after, take care of |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | perpetuate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep going |
| Synonyms: | bolster, conserve, continue, immortalize, keep, keep up, maintain, preserve, secure, support, sustain, eternalize, eternize, keep alive, keep in existence |
| Antonyms: | cease, halt, prevent, stop |
| Main Entry: | preserve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | care for, maintain; continue |
| Synonyms: | bottle, can, conserve, cure, defend, evaporate, freeze, guard, keep, keep up, mummify, perpetuate, pickle, process, protect, put up, refrigerate, retain, safeguard, save, season, secure, shelter, shield, store, sustain, uphold, mothball |
| Antonyms: | destroy, hurt, ruin |
| Main Entry: | protect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take care of; guard from harm |
| Synonyms: | assure, bulwark, champion, chaperon, conserve, cover, cushion, defend, fend, foster, go to bat for*, harbor, hedge, insulate, keep, preserve, safeguard, save, screen, secure, sentinel, shade, shelter, shield, stonewall*, support, watch, care for, cover all bases, cover up, give refuge, give sanctuary, keep safe, look after, ride shotgun for, shotgun, stand guard, take under wing, watch over |
| Antonyms: | attack, harm, hurt, injure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ration |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | divide something into portions |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, apportion, assign, budget, conserve, control, deal, distribute, divvy up*, dole, issue, limit, mete, parcel, proportion, prorate, quota, restrict, save, share, divvy, give out, measure out, mete out, parcel out |
| Antonyms: | collect, gather |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rescue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | save from danger |
| Synonyms: | conserve, deliver, disentangle, emancipate, extricate, free, get out, keep, liberate, preserve, protect, ransom, recapture, recover, redeem, regain, release, retain, retrieve, safeguard, salvage, spring*, unleash, bail one out, disembarrass, get off the hook, get out of hock, give a break, hold over, manumit, pull out of the fire, save life of, set free, unloose |
| Antonyms: | harm, hurt, imperil, injure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reserve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep, hold back |
| Synonyms: | conserve, defer, delay, duck*, have, hoard, hold, lay up, maintain, plant, possess, postpone, preserve, put away, put off, retain, save, squirrel away*, stockpile, store, withhold, keep back, keep out, put by, set aside, squirrel, stash, store up, stow away |
| Antonyms: | distribute, give, offer, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | safeguard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect |
| Synonyms: | assure, bulwark, conserve, cover, defend, ensure, fend, guard, insure, preserve, ride shotgun*, save, screen, secure, shield, look after, watch over |
| Antonyms: | endanger, harm, hurt, injure, lay open |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | save |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | economize; set money aside for later use |
| Synonyms: | amass, cache, collect, conserve, deposit, gather, hoard, hold, keep, maintain, manage, reserve, retrench, salt away*, scrimp, skimp, spare, stockpile, store, treasure, be frugal, be thrifty, cut corners, feather nest, hide away, lay aside, lay away, make ends meet, pile up, pinch pennies, put by, roll back, save for rainy day, sock away, squirrel, stash, stow away, tighten belt |
| Antonyms: | squander, throw away, waste |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | save |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guard, protect |
| Synonyms: | conserve, defend, keep up, maintain, preserve, safeguard, screen, shield, sustain, keep safe, look after, take care of |
| Antonyms: | endanger, leave open, make vulnerable |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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