Synonyms for
Saves
Definition
To rescue or protect someone or something from harm, danger, or destruction.
Synonyms & similar words
economise
economize
save
bringthrough
holdopen
pullthrough
keep
makeunnecessary
salvage
spare
carrythrough
saveup
keepopen
relieve
salve
preserve
redeem
layaside
write
deliver
rescues
protects
helps
defends
guards
shields
secures
salvages
recovers
retrieves
redeems
spares
preserves
maintains
sustains
upholds
supports
frees
delivers
escapes
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
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
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.
Example sentences
- She saves her money in a piggy bank.
- The lifeguard saves the swimmer from drowning.
- The superhero saves the city from danger.
- He saves his computer files on an external hard drive.
- 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.