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| Main Entry: | save |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rescue |
| Synonyms: | bail out, come to rescue, defend, deliver, emancipate, extricate, free, get off the hook, get out of hock, give a break, liberate, pull out of fire, ransom, recover, redeem, salvage, save one's neck, set free, spring, unchain, unshackle |
| Antonyms: | endanger, harm, hurt |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | cache |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hide a supply of something |
| Synonyms: | accumulate, bury, conceal, cover, ditch, duck, ensconce, maintain, park, plant, put away, save, screen, secrete, squirrel away*, store, lay away, put in the hole, squirrel, stash, stash away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deposit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | locate, put in place for safekeeping |
| Synonyms: | accumulate, amass, bank, collect, commit, deliver, ditch, drop, entrust, garner, hoard, install, invest, keep, lay, park, place, plant*, plunk*, precipitate, repose, rest, salt away*, save, settle, squirrel away*, store, stow, transfer, treasure, give in trust, lay away, plop, plunk down, put aside, put by, sit down, sock away, stash, stock up |
| Antonyms: | take away, take out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enlighten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | explain thoroughly; make aware |
| Synonyms: | acquaint, advise, apprise, brief, catechize, civilize, convert, counsel, direct, disclose, divulge, edify, educate, elucidate, guide, illuminate, illumine, imitate, improve, inculcate, indoctrinate, inform, instruct, persuade, preach, reveal, save, school, teach, tell, train, update, uplift, cause to understand, give faith, give the lowdown, give the word, illume, inspirit, let in on, open up, put on to |
| Antonyms: | bewilder, confound, confuse, delude, mislead, obscure, puzzle, be vague |
| Main Entry: | except |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | other than |
| Synonyms: | aside from, bar, barring, besides, but, exclusive of, lacking, minus, omitting, save, saving, without, apart from, excepting, excluding, exempting, if not, leaving out, not for, outside of, rejecting, short of, with the exception of |
| Notes: | accept is 'take or agree to' and except means 'exclude, leave out' |
| Main Entry: | exclusive of |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | except for |
| Synonyms: | aside from, bar, barring, besides, but, omitting, save, bating, debarring, excepting, excluding, leaving aside, not counting, outside of, restricting, ruling out |
| Antonyms: | inclusive of |
| Main Entry: | garner |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | collect, accumulate |
| Synonyms: | amass, assemble, cull, deposit, extract, gather, glean, harvest, hive, hoard, lay up*, pick up, reap, reserve, save, stockpile, store, treasure, cumulate, lay in*, put by*, roll up*, stow away |
| Antonyms: | disperse, dissipate, divide, separate, spread |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | guard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect, watch |
| Synonyms: | attend, baby-sit, bulwark, chaperon, chaperone, conduct, convoy, cover, defend, escort, fend, keep, lookout, mind, observe, oversee, patrol, police*, preserve, safeguard, save, screen, secure, shelter, shepherd, shield, stonewall*, superintend, supervise, tend, cover up, keep an eye on, keep in view, keep under surveillance, look after, ride shotgun for, see after, shotgun |
| Antonyms: | disregard, forget, ignore, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hoard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put away, accumulate |
| Synonyms: | acquire, amass, cache, collect, deposit, garner, gather, hide, keep, lay up, save, scrimp, stockpile, store, treasure, buy up, lay away, pile up, put aside for rainy day, put by, sock away, squirrel, stash, stow away |
| Antonyms: | expend, spend, squander, throw away, waste |
| Main Entry: | liberate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give freedom |
| Synonyms: | bail one out, deliver, detach, discharge, disembarrass, emancipate, free, free up, get out from under, let loose, let out*, loose, loosen, manumit, redeem, release, rescue, save, save one's neck, set free, unbind, unchain, unhook, unshackle |
| Antonyms: | hold back, limit, prevent, restrain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | obtain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get, acquire |
| Synonyms: | access, accomplish, achieve, annex, attain, beg borrow or steal, capture, chalk up*, collect, come by, compass, cop*, corral, drum up*, earn, effect, fetch, gain, gather, get at, get hold of, get one's hands on, glean, gobble up, grab, have, hoard, inherit, invade, lay up, make use of, nab*, occupy, pick up, pocket*, procure, purchase, reach, realize, reap, receive, recover, retrieve, salvage, save, score, scrape together, scrape up, secure, seize, snag, take, wangle, win |
| Antonyms: | forfeit, forsake, lose, sacrifice |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | ransom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pay blackmail money for return of possession or person |
| Synonyms: | deliver, emancipate, extricate, free, liberate, recover, redeem, regain, release, rescue, save, buy freedom of, buy out, manumit, obtain release of, pay for release of, reprise, repurchase, set free, unchain, unfetter |
| 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: | recycle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reuse |
| Synonyms: | convert, reclaim, recover, salvage, save, reprocess |
| Main Entry: | regain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get back, get back to |
| Synonyms: | achieve, attain, compass, gain, reach, recapture, reclaim, recoup, recover, recruit, redeem, repossess, retrieve, save, take back, get out from under, get well, make well, reach again, reacquire, reattain, retake, return to, win back |
| Antonyms: | forfeit, lose |
| Main Entry: | rehabilitate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | renovate, adjust |
| Synonyms: | change, clear, convert, fix up, furbish, improve, mend, rebuild, reclaim, reconstruct, recover, redeem, reestablish, reform, refurbish, reinstate, rejuvenate, renew, restore, save, make good, recondition, reconstitute, rehab, reintegrate, reinvigorate, restitute |
| Antonyms: | destroy, hurt, ruin |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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