Synonyms for

Saves

Verb / seɪvz / Another word for saves — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

To rescue or protect someone or something from harm, danger, or destruction.

Synonyms & similar words

economise save keep economize salvage deliver redeem write relieve spare preserve salve rescues protects helps defends guards shields secures salvages recovers retrieves redeems spares preserves maintains sustains upholds supports frees delivers escapes

Synonyms by register

Formal

rescues preserves recovers secures

Informal

keeps holds snags grabs

Literary

redeems liberates succors

Antonyms

loses wastes squanders forfeits destroys damages

Common collocations

  • saves money
  • saves time
  • saves lives
  • saves the day
  • saves energy
  • saves a fortune
  • saves someone's life
  • saves a seat

Word family

noun saving
verb save
adjective saving

Usage note

The word 'saves' can refer to rescuing someone or something from danger, or to keeping something for future use, such as money or time. It is a versatile verb with many common collocations.

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Example sentences

  1. She saves her money in a piggy bank.
  2. The lifeguard saves the swimmer from drowning.
  3. The superhero saves the city from danger.
  4. He saves his computer files on an external hard drive.
  5. The doctor saves many lives in the hospital.

Quotes

  • The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
  • No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
  • A good friend is a connection to life - a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world.

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