Synonyms of deliverance

deliverance

noun

di-ˈli-v(ə-)rən(t)s 

1

as in salvation

the saving from danger or evil

the farmers prayed for deliverance from the drought

Synonyms & Similar Words

• salvation
• rescue
• redemption
• recovery
• protection
• ransom
• defense
• security
• preservation
• conservation
• extrication
• guardianship
• safeguard
• safeguarding
• safekeeping
• guard

2

as in verdict

a position arrived at after consideration

the jury's deliverance shocked the courtroom

Synonyms & Similar Words

• verdict
• decision
• conclusion
• opinion
• determination
• judgment
• diagnosis
• resolution
• call
• award
• view
• instruction
• finding
• ruling
• decree
• mandate
• sentence
• choice
• order
• adjudication
• conviction
• word
• disposition
• edict
• commandment
• doom
• belief
• feeling
• directive
• selection
• mind
• option
• behest
• last word
• consensus
• charge
• dictate
• persuasion
• say-so
• notion
• sentiment
• eye

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tie
• halt
• draw
• deadlock
• stalemate
• standoff

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deliverance

Soon there’s a birthday party, Valentine’s Day, a brit bat (aka a baby-naming ceremony), Purim (a celebration of Jewish deliverance casually referred to as Jewish Halloween), and a game night at a beer garden. — Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 23 May 2026

Is artificial intelligence a crisis or a deliverance. — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026

My turn finally came when Apostles Jason & Sonia took me under their wing as their spiritual daughter and set me up with a deliverance session. — Midsi Sanchez, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026

Jewish believers have had to come to terms with the inarguable truth that the story of the Hebrew enslavement, flight, and deliverance from Egypt is almost entirely mythical. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026