Synonyms for rescue
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Save — to remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin
2. Deliver — to save from any violence, danger or evil
deliver, free, extricate, ransom, set free, emancipate, disenthrall rare, disenthral UK
Other
Noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To save from any violence, danger or evil.
The well-trained team rescued everyone after the avalanche.
- v. 2
To recover forcibly, especially from a siege.
- v. 3
To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin.
Traditionally missionaries aim to rescue many ignorant heathen souls.
- n. 1
An act or episode of rescuing, saving.
Related words
- Word family
- rescuable rescuer
- Phrases
- rescue dog rescue service rescue therapy
Example sentences
- save The word processor will save you a lot of trouble.
- recover We'll find more engineers to recover the schedule.
- retrieve Igor went to retrieve his stuff from the campsite.
- salvage Perhaps we can salvage some parts off this plane.
- extricate Elias wanted to successfully extricate himself out of the system.
By length
- 4 letters
- free1, save1
- 6 letters
- saving2, revive2, ransom2, redeem2
- 7 letters
- release2, deliver3, recover3, salvage2, reclaim2
- 8 letters
- delivery4, preserve2, retrieve2, liberate3
- 9 letters
- salvation3, recapture3, extricate3
- 10 letters
- liberation4, redemption3, emancipate4, disenthral
- 11 letters
- deliverance4, extrication4, disenthrall
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (saving2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- délivrer