I. verb
1.
Synonyms: rescue , deliver
Related Word: unchain, unshackle
Idioms: snatch from the jaws of death
Contrasted words: desert, leave; condemn, damn
2.
Synonyms: maintain 1, keep up, preserve, sustain
3.
to keep secure or maintain intact from injury, decay, or loss
regular painting helps save the wood
Synonyms: conserve, preserve; compare maintain 1
Related Word: defend, guard, protect, safeguard, shield
Contrasted words: draw (out), withdraw; consume, spend, use up
4.
to accumulate and store up (a supply) for future use
saved his money for college
Synonyms: lay aside, lay away, lay by, lay in, lay up, put by, salt away, ||spare; compare hoard
Related Word: accumulate, cache, collect, stockpile, store (up); hoard, squirrel, stash (away); conserve, husband, manage; keep, reserve, set by; deposit, stow
Idioms: feather one's nest, keep as a nest egg, save for a rainy day, save to fall back on
Contrasted words: lose, squander, use up, waste
Antonyms: consume, spend
5.
Synonyms: economize
II. preposition
Synonyms: except , aside from, bar, barring, bating, besides, but, excluding, exclusive of, saving
III. conjunction
1.
Synonyms: only , but, except, however, yet
2.
Synonyms: except 1, but, saving, unless, ||without