Antonyms for saving
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : sey-ving |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈseɪ vɪŋ |
Definition of saving
Origin :- late 14c., from safe (adj.); see save (prep.).
- adj redeeming
- adj thrifty
- adj conditional
- adj frugal
- Who, think you, does more injustice, a prodigal man or a saving man?
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- But it was not only in Eastern Europe that his saving influence was felt.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- How the devil would have laughed at the idea of a society for saving the world!
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Only some chips that I'm saving till mother has her nap out.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- After reading this note, I thought not of pursuing or saving Lady Glenthorn.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- I sometimes think he was the means, indeed, of saving all our lives.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- It is these saving stars that light the eternal darkness of the blind.
- Extract from : « The Village Watch-Tower » by (AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin
- And in keeping it secret from you, she supposed, no doubt, that she was only saving you uneasiness.'
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- Been high and low, on the chance of finding some hope of saving any cinders from the fire.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- But why shouldn't you blarney with a gentleman, when you began by saving his life?
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
Synonyms for saving
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