Definitions

rescue

[res-kyoo] / ˈrɛs kyu /

NOUN

saving from danger

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delivery recovery relief salvage

STRONG

deliverance disembarrassment disentanglement emancipation exploit extrication feat heroics heroism liberation performance ransom reclaiming reclamation recovering redemption release salvation saving

Antonyms

STRONG

failure

WEAK

danger peril

VERB

save from danger

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extricate free keep liberate preserve protect recapture recover release retrieve salvage

STRONG

conserve deliver disembarrass disentangle emancipate manumit ransom redeem regain retain safeguard spring unleash unloose

WEAK

bail one out get off the hook get out get out of hock give a break hold over pull out of the fire save life of set free

Antonyms

STRONGEST

give harm hold hurt injure limit lose restrain

STRONG

forfeit imprison spend

WEAK

imperil

Example Sentences

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As our pilot throws his rescue helicopter over one of the jagged ridges below us, we see ant-like skiers queueing at lifts or weaving down various pistes.

From BBC

Now a wife and mother, Jane resides in upstate New York and makes a living rescuing imperiled citizens and providing them with new identities.

From The Wall Street Journal

Could I ask my dream guy to give up his rescue cat, his pandemic buddy?

From Los Angeles Times

Sri Lanka said 32 sailors rescued by its navy after the torpedo attack "will remain in Sri Lanka", according to news agency AFP.

From BBC

"The 32 sailors who were rescued by our navy will remain in Sri Lanka."

From Barron's

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