spared
Showed mercy toward
Spared is the past tense of spare, meaning exempted from harm, punishment, or an unpleasant experience: The village was spared in the bombing.
It can also mean set aside or allowed to remain: No expense was spared.
When someone is spared the details, they're protected from having to hear them: Spare me the excuses.
Freed from danger
- survivorOne still alive after
- savedKept from loss
- deliveredBrought to recipient
- escapedGot away from confinement
unharmed · unscathed · intact · alive · protected · sheltered · preserved · safeguarded
Not contacted or affected
conserved · maintained · saved · kept · safeguarded · unaffected · unmarred · unspoiled
Protected from harm
- exemptionRelease from requirement
- waiverFormal surrender of rights
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
exception · reprieve · pardon · amnesty · absolution · exoneration · indemnity · discharge
Merciful treatment of offenders
- leniencyMildness in punishment
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
mercy · forbearance · benevolence · kindness · magnanimity · charity · tolerance · indulgence
rescued
Freed from danger
escaped · unharmed · unscathed · intact · alive · protected · sheltered · preserved · safeguarded · close call
untouched
Not contacted or affected
protected · conserved · maintained · saved · kept · safeguarded · unaffected · unmarred · unspoiled · pristine
immunity
Protected from harm
- exemptionRelease from requirement
- waiverFormal surrender of rights
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
exclusion · exception · reprieve · pardon · amnesty · absolution · exoneration · indemnity · discharge · release
clemency
Merciful treatment of offenders
- leniencyMildness in punishment
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
grace · mercy · forbearance · benevolence · kindness · magnanimity · charity · tolerance · indulgence · gentleness
grateful
Feeling thankful
fortunate · relief · reprieve · respite · comfort · solace · reassured · sigh of relief · unburdened · eased
conserved
Kept from being used up
- reservedRestrained in manner
- economizedReduced spending deliberately
- husbandedUsed sparingly, preserved
saved · set aside · held back · portioned · budgeted · stretched · allocated · withheld · doled out · parceled
- reliefrelief, phew, whew, ease, easing
- accountabilityaccountability, responsibility, accountable, take responsibility, answerability
- redemptionredemption arc, redeemed, forgiven, saved, moral redemption
- spare timeUncommitted personal hours
- spare changeExtra coins on hand
- spare tireEmergency replacement wheel
- spare ribsBone-in pork cuts
- spare partsReserve pieces for repairs
- spare keyDuplicate for emergencies
spare, sparing, unsparing, spares, spareribs, sparerib, sparer, unsparingly, sparest