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Overview of adj spare The adj spare has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) spare, trim -- (thin and fit "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise") 2. (1) excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus -- (more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy") 3. spare -- (just sufficient; "the library had a spare but efficient look") 4. spare, free -- (not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands") 5. reserve, spare -- (kept in reserve especially for emergency use "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts") 6. bare, scanty, spare -- (lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet") Antonyms of adj spare 6 senses of spare Sense 1 spare, trim INDIRECT (VIA thin) -> fat Sense 2 excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus INDIRECT (VIA unnecessary) -> necessary Sense 3 spare INDIRECT (VIA sufficient) -> insufficient, deficient Sense 4 spare, free INDIRECT (VIA unoccupied) -> occupied Sense 5 reserve(postnominal), spare INDIRECT (VIA unnecessary) -> necessary Sense 6 bare(postnominal), scanty, spare INDIRECT (VIA meager) -> ample Similarity of adj spare 6 senses of spare Sense 1 spare, trim => thin (vs. fat), lean Sense 2 excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus => unnecessary (vs. necessary), unneeded Sense 3 spare => sufficient (vs. insufficient) Sense 4 spare, free => unoccupied (vs. occupied) Sense 5 reserve(postnominal), spare => unnecessary (vs. necessary), unneeded Sense 6 bare(postnominal), scanty, spare => meager (vs. ample), meagre, meagerly Attributes of adj spare Familiarity of adj spare spare used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6) Grep of adj spare spare Overview of adj spare The adj spare has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) spare, trim -- (thin and fit "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise") 2. (1) excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus -- (more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy") 3. spare -- (just sufficient; "the library had a spare but efficient look") 4. spare, free -- (not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands") 5. reserve, spare -- (kept in reserve especially for emergency use "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts") 6. bare, scanty, spare -- (lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet")
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