| Main Entry: | spare |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extra, reserve |
Synonyms: |
additional, backup, de trop, emergency, free, in excess, in reserve, in store, lagniappe, leftover, more than enough, odd, option, over, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, unoccupied, unused, unwanted |
Antonyms: |
necessary |
| Main Entry: | spare |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | thin; sparse |
Synonyms: |
angular, bony, economical, exiguous, frugal, gaunt, lank, lanky, lean, meager, modest, poor, rangy, rawboned, scant, scanty, scraggy, scrawny, shadow, skimpy, skinny, slender, slight, slim, sparing, stick, stilt, stingy, wiry |
Antonyms: |
fat, thick |
| Main Entry: | additional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extra, supplementary |
Synonyms: |
added, affixed, appended, further, increased, more, new, on the side, option, other, over-and-above, padding, perk, spare, supplementary |
Antonyms: |
necessary |
| Main Entry: | ample |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | more than necessary, sufficient |
Synonyms: |
abounding, abundant, big, bounteous, bountiful, broad, capacious, commodious, copious, enough, expansive, extensive, full, galore, generous, great, heavy, large, lavish, liberal, no end, plenteous, plentiful, plenty, profuse, rich, roomy, spacious, spare, substantial, unrestricted, voluminous, wide |
Antonyms: |
insufficient, meager, not enough |
| Main Entry: | angular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | thin, especially referring to people |
Synonyms: |
awkward, bony, gangling, gaunt, lank, lanky, lean, rangy, rawboned, scrawny, sharp, skinny, spare |
Antonyms: |
fat, heavy, thick, weighted |
| Main Entry: | austere |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | grim, barren |
Synonyms: |
bald, bare, bare-bones, bleak, clean, dour, plain, primitive, rustic, severe, simple, spare, spartan, stark, subdued, unadorned, unembellished, vanilla |
Antonyms: |
extravagant, luxurious |
| Main Entry: | auxiliary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | supplementary |
Synonyms: |
abetting, accessory, adjuvant, ancillary, appurtenant, backup, complementary, contributory, extra, reserve, secondary, spare, subordinate, subservient, subsidiary, supporting |
Antonyms: |
body, main |
| Main Entry: | bare |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | simple, unadorned |
Synonyms: |
austere, bald, basic, blunt, chaste, cold, essential, hard, literal, meager, mere, modest, scant, severe, sheer, simple, spare, stark, unembellished, unornamented |
| Notes: | bare is to uncover or reveal or to expose; bear is to hold up, support, transport - or an animal |
Antonyms: |
adorned, decorated |
| Main Entry: | economical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | conservative with resources; careful |
Synonyms: |
avaricious, canny, chary, circumspect, close, closefisted, cost-effective, curmudgeonly, efficient, frugal, meager, mean, methodical, miserly, money-saving, niggardly, on the rims, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penny-wise, penurious, practical, provident, prudent, prudential, saving, scrimping, skimping, spare, sparing, stingy, thrifty, tight, time-saving, unwasteful, watchful, work-saving |
Antonyms: |
careless, expensive, uncareful, uneconomical, wasteful |
| Main Entry: | exiguous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | scanty |
Synonyms: |
bare, confined, diminutive, inadequate, limited, little, meager, narrow, negligible, paltry, petty, poor, restricted, skimpy, slender, slight, small, spare, sparse, tenuous, thin, tiny |
Antonyms: |
plenty |