spared

[ spaird ]

adjective

1. left intact; not damaged, punished, destroyed, killed, etc.:

   After a seven-month siege they captured the city, and the spared captives were taken into exile.

   After a brain injury in early childhood, language function is typically transferred to the spared hemisphere.

2. dispensed with or done without:

   I finally obtained a little ready money by converting some easily spared articles of jewelry into cash.

3. used frugally or not used; withheld; not spent:

   At no spared effort or expense, the enhanced design protocol has been applied to all the products in our new lineup.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of spare.

Other Words From

• un·spared adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of spared¹

First recorded in 1575–85; spare ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; spare ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Then there were a bunch of vibrant green trees — spared from the inferno.

From Los Angeles Times

Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, may have been spared on Wednesday, but the message got through.

From BBC

Later, a mob at the station spared the cricketer because of the kada - it probably led them to believe he shared their faith.

From BBC

England's record under him means Tuchel has been spared that prospect of navigating a Nations League play-off while, significantly, Carsley has strengthened the youthful foundations for his successor to build on.

From BBC

With Paul reported to make £30m and Tyson half that, no expense was spared for a fight generating such ludicrous amount of money.

From BBC

Related Words

• immune