DELIVERANCE Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

deliverance

noun

di-ˈli-v(ə-)rən(t)s

Definition of deliverance

as in salvation

the saving from danger or evil the farmers prayed for deliverance from the drought

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as in verdict

a position arrived at after consideration the jury's deliverance shocked the courtroom

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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 See All Example Sentences for deliverance

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliverance

Noun

Here, light does not issue from the far end of the room, drawing us toward salvation, but is coolly diffused through side walls made of milky Plexiglas.

— Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
The juxtaposition of these two full-page drawings is often interpreted as indicating the choice between good and evil, salvation and damnation.

— Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of salvation

Noun

Baillie sent her support to Brand’s victims following Thursday’s verdict while speaking about the devastating impact the BBC scandal had on her life.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
Giuliani was also slapped with a $148-million libel verdict for smearing two election workers in Georgia.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of verdict

Noun

Educators see every day how decisions about staffing, resources, and working conditions affect students’ opportunities to learn.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Court records show the church's initial investigation into the boys' report was inconclusive, and Hamilton later said in a debate he was not involved in the decision to allow the volunteer to return.

— Grace Hills, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of decision

Noun

That requires testing whether signals have predictive value, examining them together and avoiding automatic conclusions about individual behaviors.

— Artem Lalaiants, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Laster also suggested that the company’s financial advisors had data disputing our conclusions.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of conclusion

Noun

The realm of authorship in the opinion section has also always been a bit dubious.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
Two Columbia University Apartheid Divest activists, bemoaning their opposition, coauthored a June 2024 opinion article signaling overlap with the police abolition movement.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of opinion

Noun

In other words, the letters include enough information for people to make inquiries of their own and decide if the determinations are correct.

— Sharmila Venkatasubban, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
For Valerto, the experience has reinforced his belief that starting a business doesn't necessarily require extensive experience, just determination and a willingness to learn.

— Scott Withers, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

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