Synonyms for rescue
ˈrɛs kyures·cue

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1. rescueverb

   Synonyms:
   retake, untie, pull out of the fire, unshackle, save, recapture, deliver, release, liberate, free, redeem

   Antonyms:
   arrest, ignore, bind, preclude, capture, inhibit, obstruct, incarcerate, imperil, hamper, endanger, abandon, deprave, constrict, enslave, kidnap, corrupt

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1. rescueverb

   Synonyms:
   retake, recover, recapture, liberate, extricate, save, deliver, preserve

   Antonyms:
   endanger, imperil, betray, surrender, abandon, expose

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1. rescue, deliverance, delivery, savingverb

   recovery or preservation from loss or danger

   "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"

   Synonyms:
   livery, speech, pitch, delivery, bringing, preservation, deliverance, manner of speaking, economy, saving, legal transfer, obstetrical delivery

2. rescue, deliververb

   free from harm or evil

   Synonyms:
   pitch, have, fork out, deliver, bear, surrender, return, redeem, extradite, deport, turn in, cede, fork up, hand over, drive home, give up, fork over, present, give birth, birth, render, save

3. rescueverb

   take forcibly from legal custody

   "rescue prisoners"

   Synonyms:
   deliver

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. rescueverb

   Synonyms:
   liberate, free, deliver, save, redeem, extricate, release, ransom, set free, bring off

2. rescuenoun

   Synonyms:
   liberation, release, redemption, ransom, salvation, deliverance, extrication

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1. rescuenoun

   Synonyms:
   deliverance, liberation, salvation, ransom, extrication, disentanglement

2. rescueverb

   Synonyms:
   release, deliver, liberate, recapture, redeem, save, extricate, disenthrall

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1. List of paraphrases for "rescue":

   bailout, save, salvage, rescued, rescuing, relief, salvation, lifesaving, sauvetage, bail-out, rescate, saving, ransom, rescues, rescuers, blaze, life-saving, διάσωση, sar, saved, emergency, záchranu

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1. Nicole Schmidt:

   I wanted to jump through the screen, rescue her.

2. Jamie McGoldrick:

   I am disappointed in the sense that there was such an impressive response in terms of search and rescue - all the teams that came in to do the work, they did very impressively and comprehensively - and maybe they think that's the job done.

3. Capitol Reef National Park:

   The Scenic Drive, Grand Wash, [and] Capitol Gorge all experienced flash floods yesterday, these roads remain closed. Search [and] Rescue teams were able to rescue all visitors from these areas by 10 p.m. last night.

4. Jasper Lawler:

   The Italian bank rescue fund has surpassed expectations that it might get watered down in the final hours of negotiations, top Italian banks are already seeing the benefit of their investment into the fund that will be used to bail out smaller banks via the increase in their share price.

5. Eldridge Cleaver:

   Americans think of themselves collectively as a huge rescue squad on twenty-four-hour call to any spot on the globe where dispute and conflict may erupt.