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

After the fire department shared a video of Suki’s rescue on its Facebook page, commenters shared their own stories of their furry friends being rescued. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

According to the San Francisco Fire Department, all three onboard were rescued and received care from paramedics. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

This walk-off rescued the Guardians from a deflating defeat that would have delivered a seismic blow to their AL Central chances. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

The three deaths on the Navajo Nation follow flooding just weeks ago at the Grand Canyon, where three hikers were swept away and dozens more were rescued after heavy rain brought torrents of water through Bright Angel Creek. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

At least 211 people were rescued from an Indonesian ferry that caught fire last month in rough seas near the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, while one person was found dead and four others remained missing. — Iman Satria, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

Searchers rescued 15 survivors and recovered one body — but local authorities have now shifted their efforts toward the coastline as the hunt for the remaining passengers continues, AP reported. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

The bearded keystone that Prieto rescued from 366 sits in the corner of his studio awaiting a custom commission. — Jill Singer, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2026

Roughly 2,500 to 3,000 people are currently in temporary holding centers, including everyone rescued from the floods, says UNICEF's Gurung. — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026