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rescue
Synonyms and Antonyms of rescue
the saving from danger or evil
- stranded people hoping for rescue from the rising floodwaters
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rescue
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to remove from danger or harm
- an all-out effort to rescue a beached whale
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Synonym Discussion of rescue
rescue, deliver, redeem, ransom, reclaim, save mean to set free from confinement or danger. rescue implies freeing from imminent danger by prompt or vigorous action.
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- rescued the crew of a sinking ship
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- delivered his people from bondage
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- job training designed to redeem school dropouts from chronic unemployment
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- tried to ransom the kidnap victim
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- reclaimed long-abandoned farms
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- an operation that saved my life
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