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save - 20 thesaurus results
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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