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

Velez told Devlin his wife and their two children were rescued. — Allen Devlin, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026

Her arrest has also cast uncertainty over the couple's nonprofit animal rescue operation, where Bittner reportedly cares for 600 animals rescued from neglect. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Also in the room was Noa Argamani, 29, who was kidnapped from the Nova music festival and rescued by Israeli forces in June 2024. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2026

She is later taken prisoner by the Capitol forces before being rescued by the rebels. — Sophia Zhang, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Nov. 2026

First responders still have to actively clear all the homes and a Blackhawk helicopter is now flying overhead to see if any more people need to be rescued, with parts of the city still inaccessible, Earley said. — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

After three high-stakes seasons stranded in the Canadian wilderness, the Yellowjackets have been rescued in the fourth and final season. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026

At least two cars were swept away by floodwater, but their occupants were rescued uninjured, Fannin County Fire Chief Larry Thomas told CNN. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

As a result of flooding, 14 people were rescued by Palm Beach County Fire Rescue’s Swift Water USAR Team and taken to a collection point, county officials said in a news release Tuesday evening. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026