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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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It was not immediately clear whether other service members involved in the rescue mission sustained injuries, or whether the U.S. military suffered any other potential setbacks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Instead the rescue is a moment to celebrate a wartime triumph.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Former US military official William Fallon - a retired US Navy admiral - told the BBC that "time of day" probably worked in the rescue mission's favour.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Iranian media likened the rescue operation to the US military's disastrous Operation Eagle Claw in 1980, an attempt to rescue more than 50 Americans at the US embassy in Tehran.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

“If I end up in the sea, it’s your job to rescue me, yes?”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.