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. Ibrahim Dawabsheh:

   We found the parents outside with burns, they said there was another son in the house, we brought him out and then they said there was another boy inside, but we couldn't reach the bedroom because of the fire. He was left inside until rescue forces came.

2. Will Watson:

   Whenever we engage – Coast Guard engages in a search and rescue effort – we are hopeful, you ca n’t do this workif you are not optimistic, if you are not hopeful when you do it.SoI will tell you that we remain hopeful.

3. Mitch McConnell:

   We need another rescue package, i think we need to do it and I think we need to do it before the end of the year.

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. Rajnath Singh:

   ( They) rushed to the spot where they observed the wreckage of a military helicopter engulfed in flames, rescue teams from the local administration in the vicinity reached the site and attempted to recover the survivors.