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Synonyms for salvage
ˈsæl vɪdʒsal·vage

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Princeton's WordNet1.5 / 4 votes

  1. salvagenoun

    property or goods saved from damage or destruction

  2. salvagenoun

    the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction

  3. salvageverb

    the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire

  4. salvage, salve, relieve, saveverb

    save from ruin, destruction, or harm

    Synonyms:
    spare, pull through, economize, carry through, make unnecessary, ease, save, lay aside, economise, still, unbosom, take over, salve, redeem, allay, hold open, keep, save up, exempt, let off, palliate, excuse, relieve, assuage, write, preserve, deliver, remedy, alleviate, keep open, free, lighten, bring through, scavenge

  5. salvage, scavengeverb

    collect discarded or refused material

    "She scavenged the garbage cans for food"

    Synonyms:
    salve, clean, relieve, save, scavenge

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#42free
#390still
#400save
#614write
#656keep
#1809clean
#2147recovery
#2940relief
#3338deliver
#4572rescue
#4819ease
#6061redeem
#6173spare
#6356recover
#6750preserve
#7347exempt
#8193remedy
#8557excuse
#9128retrieval
#9265salvation
#10431residual
#13778relieve
#14937salvage
#19486rescued
#19755alleviate
#26663payback
#31814lighten
#34282recapture
#41116rescuing
#43422salve
#66494allay
#66530bailout
#78344recuperation
#87792salvaging
#89527assuage
#101535scavenge
#125327economize
#137047clawback
#241864palliate
#282766economise

How to use salvage in a sentence?

  1. Sefi Porath:

    The settlement was completely burnt to the ground, and none of its inhabitants ever returned to reside there again, or to pick through the ruins in order to salvage valuable property.

  2. Ioannis Theotokas:

    The widening of The Suez Canal will make it easier for salvage operations... even if it does not erase the risk of repeating the incident.

  3. Coast Guard Capt. John Reed:

    Once salvage professionals have determined the vessel to be stable, we will identify the best option to continue our rescue efforts for the four crew members who remain on board.

  4. Second Capt. Steve Swiger:

    It was a fully engulfed commercial structure fire. It was through the roof from the get-go, the only thing we seen that we could salvage was an American flag that was at the entrance of the building.

  5. Brendon Todd:

    I hung in there, front nine, I was doing everything well except for my speed on the greens, but it was nice to make some putts on the back. World number two Jordan Spieth, the highest-ranked player in the field, recovered from a slow start to card a 68 while Tiger Woods scrambled on Tiger Woods back nine with three late birdies to salvage Tiger Woods round.


Translations for salvage

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  • إنقاذArabic
  • bergenGerman
  • rescatar, rescate, salvamentoSpanish
  • sauvetages, rescapée, sauver, sauvetage, récompenses, rescapés, récompense, épaves, rescapées, rescapé, recycler, épaveFrench
  • menyelamatkanIndonesian
  • ocalenie, ocalićPolish
  • спасать, спасание, спасениеRussian
  • காப்புTamil
  • నివృత్తిTelugu
  • врятуватиUkrainian
  • Cứu hộVietnamese

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