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lifeboat

[lahyf-boht] / ˈlaɪfˌboʊt /
NOUN
boat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
barge canoe catamaran craft dinghy gondola raft sailboat schooner ship yacht
STRONG
ark bark bottom bucket dory hulk ketch launch pinnace scow skiff sloop steamboat tub
WEAK
bateau
NOUN
dinghy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
life raft rowboat skiff
NOUN
pardon
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absolution allowance amnesty clemency mercy remission reprieve
STRONG
acquittal anchor commute conciliation condonation discharge exculpation excuse exoneration forbearance freeing grace indemnification indemnity indulgence justification kindness lifesaver release vindication
Antonyms
STRONG
blame conviction hold
WEAK
chastisement condemnation damning ostracization penalty punishment
NOUN
raft
Synonyms
STRONGEST
barge boat life raft
STRONG
balsa float lighter pontoon
NOUN
release
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clemency discharge
STRONG
absolution acquittal acquittance charge commute deliverance emancipation exemption exoneration floater freedom freeing liberation liberty lifesaver manumission relief spring turnout walkout
Antonyms
STRONG
imprisonment incarceration restraint
WEAK
check collection gathering hold
NOUN
reprieve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abatement absolution amnesty clemency deferment pardon postponement remission respite suspension truce
STRONG
abeyance acquittal alleviation anchor clearance commute freeing lifesaver mitigation palliation release spring stay
WEAK
letup
Antonyms
STRONGEST
continuation
VERB
absolve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acquit exempt exonerate forgive pardon relieve vindicate
STRONG
bleach clear discharge exculpate excuse free launder liberate loose release sanitize spare spring whitewash
WEAK
blink at go easy on let off let off easy let off the hook let up on set free wink at wipe it off wipe the slate clean write off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accuse blame censure charge condemn convict damn punish sentence
STRONG
hold keep limit restrain
WEAK
bind impeach incriminate obligate
VERB
pardon
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absolve acquit discharge excuse exonerate tolerate
STRONG
accept amnesty clear condone exculpate free justify liberate overlook release remit reprieve rescue spring
WEAK
blink at bury the hatchet give absolution grant amnesty let off let off easy suspend charges wink at wipe the slate clean write off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
blame charge condemn convict hold incriminate sentence
STRONG
deny keep limit prevent refuse restrain
WEAK
chastise damn ostracize penalize punish

Example Sentences

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He stands in a trance and—against his better instincts—jumps into a lifeboat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Making it to the lifeboat was not much better.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

“There’s not many of us left that did lighthouses or lifeboat stations, guys — mostly guys, almost exclusively — like me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025

"The work we are doing, and zoos around Europe are doing, is really to be that lifeboat, to be that ark population."

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025

I guess it isn't every day they see a yellow lifeboat with no engine going a hundred knots an hour, manned by three kids.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan