I. noun
1.
Synonyms: preservation 1, conservation, keeping, safekeeping, salvation, sustentation
2.
Synonyms: conservation 1, conservancy, husbanding, preserval, preservation, salvation
II. preposition
Synonyms: except , aside from, barring, bating, beside, besides, ||cep, except for, excluding, save
III. conjunction
Synonyms: except 1, but, save, unless, ||without
IV. adjective
Synonyms: sparing , canny, chary, economical, provident, Scotch, stewardly, thrifty, unwasteful, wary