1. Rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
   "a saved soul"
    
2. Guarded from injury or destruction
   "The saved data was crucial for the ongoing research";
   - protected

1. Prevent being ruined, destroyed, lost, or harmed
   "The team worked tirelessly to save what they could from the wreckage";
   - salvage, salve, relieve
    
2. To keep up and reserve for personal or special use
   "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer";
   - preserve
    
3. Accumulate money for future use
   "He saves half his salary";
   - lay aside, save up
    
4. Bring into safety
   "We saved most of the victims of the bomb attack";
   - carry through, pull through, bring through
    
5. Spend less; buy at a reduced price
   "She saved money by buying in bulk"; "They saved on their vacation by booking early"
    
6. Spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
   "This move will save money";
   - economize, economise [Brit]
    
7. Make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
   "This will save you a lot of time"; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"
    
8. Refrain from harming
   "The judge saved the defendant from a harsh sentence";
   - spare
    
9. (religious) rescue from sin, damnation, or evil
   "The preacher's words saved many from their sinful ways";
   - deliver, redeem
    
10. Retain rights to
    "The author saved all rights to the manuscript";
    - keep open, hold open, keep
     
11. (computing) record data on a computer
    "Don't forget to save your work before closing the program";
    - write, store

See also: blessed, blest, discovered, found, lay, preserved, ransomed, redeemed, regenerate, rescued, salvageable

Type of: accumulate, act, amass, book, collect, compile, deliver, drop, expend, forbear, forbid, foreclose, forestall, hoard, hold, hold on, keep, move, pile up, preclude, prevent, record, refrain, rescue, reserve, roll up, spend, tape

Antonym: lost

Encyclopedia: Saved