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rescued

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Synonyms & Antonyms of rescued

(Entry 1 of 2)

as in saved, recovered

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for rescued

reclaimed,
recovered,
redeemed,
retrieved,
salvaged,
saved

reconditioned,
rehabbed,
rehabilitated,
restored

repeopled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for rescued

abandoned,
derelict,
deserted,
desolate,
disused,
forgotten,
forsaken,
rejected,
vacant,
vacated,
void

ignored,
neglected,
unattended,
untended

castaway,
cast-off,
discarded,
jettisoned,
junked,
refuse,
waste

rescued

verb

past tense of rescue

Synonyms & Antonyms of rescued (Entry 2 of 2)

to remove from danger or harm

an all-out effort to rescue a beached whale

Synonyms for rescued

bailed out,
brought off,
delivered,
saved

Words Related to rescued

salvaged

emancipated,
freed,
liberated,
manumitted,
released

disentangled,
extricated

recovered

Antonyms for rescued

adventured,
compromised,
endangered,
gambled (with),
hazarded,
imperiled
(or imperilled),
jeopardized,
periled
(also perilled),
risked,
ventured

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Thesaurus Entries Near rescued

rescue

rescued

rescuer

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