Synonyms of rescued

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adjective

as in saved

Related Words

• saved
• redeemed
• reclaimed
• recovered
• salvaged
• retrieved
• restored
• reconditioned
• rehabilitated
• rehabbed
• repeopled

Dissimilar Words

• rejected
• abandoned
• vacated
• deserted
• forgotten
• forsaken
• ignored
• disused
• derelict
• vacant
• desolate
• neglected
• void
• unattended
• discarded
• untended
• junked
• refuse
• waste
• jettisoned
• castaway
• cast-off

rescued

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verb

past tense of rescue

as in salvaged

to remove from danger or harm

an all-out effort to rescue a beached whale

Synonyms & Similar Words

• saved
• salvaged
• delivered
• recovered
• bailed out
• brought off
• liberated
• released
• freed
• emancipated
• extricated
• disentangled
• manumitted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• endangered
• compromised
• risked
• jeopardized
• ventured
• imperiled
• hazarded
• gambled (with)
• periled
• adventured

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rescued

Verb

Awaiting a happy ending Vargas’ team has been able to reunite at least 18 pets rescued in La Guaira with their owners. — Anabella Gonzalez, CNN Money, 19 July 2026

Ten people were rescued and sent to the hospital, while more than 1,100 people have been relocated. — ABC News, 18 July 2026

While one person, later identified as 79-year-old Clifford Joseph Boisa, was confirmed deceased, 16 others were rescued, with three of them being hospitalized. — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

He was rescued from the water by first responders during Tuesday’s rescue effort but later died from his injuries. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

To make matters worse, some relatives of missing children have received false information claiming the children were rescued alive, are staying in shelters for displaced residents or were transferred to other parts of the country. — Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Sixteen others were rescued by a flotilla of first responders and nearby boaters. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 17 July 2026

Thanks to the quick response by the Coast Guard and local rescue teams, both were rescued. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026

The operator was rescued from the water and EnCon officers transported them to shore where they were met by personnel from the Chester Fire Department and EMS. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026