Synonyms for salvage
ˈsæl vɪdʒsal·vage

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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

Matched Categories

1. • Commodity
   • Property
   • Rescue

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1. List of paraphrases for "salvage":

   rescue, recovery, save, recapture, residual, rescued, retrieval, payback, clawback, relief, salvation, recuperation, rescuing, salvaging, bailout, recover

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1. Justin Rose:

   My short game has been really, really strong this week, i've made a lot of putts inside ten feet. I've managed my game really well. I've missed it in the wrong spots. I've always given Justin Rose an opportunity to salvage something out of every hole I've played. And I haven't compounded any mistakes so far.

2. Bandar Sharif:

   What we do is eliminate this waste, we salvage the food and provide it to people who are in desperate need of it.

3. Hassan Rouhani:

   The European Union should fulfill more of The European Union commitments and take more actions to salvage the deal.

4. Phil Murphy:

   Jeff Van Drew has chosen his political career over our Constitution, despite knowing full well that the president has abused the powers of his office, Congressman Van Drew is now willing to enable Donald Trump just to try to salvage his own election.

5. 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.