Synonyms of rescues

rescues 1 of 2

noun

plural of rescue

as in salvations

the saving from danger or evil

stranded people hoping for rescue from the rising floodwaters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• salvations
• recoveries
• redemptions
• protections
• deliverances
• ransoms
• extrications
• safeguards
• securities
• defenses
• conservations
• guardianships
• preservations
• guards

rescues

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rescue

as in saves

to remove from danger or harm

an all-out effort to rescue a beached whale

Synonyms & Similar Words

• saves
• salvages
• delivers
• bails out
• recovers
• brings off
• liberates
• extricates
• frees
• releases
• emancipates
• disentangles
• manumits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adventures
• ventures
• hazards
• jeopardizes
• endangers
• risks
• compromises
• imperils
• perils
• gambles (with)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rescues

Noun

Certified paddling instructors will teach participants a variety of ways to conduct self-rescues and cooperative rescues. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

The intense conditions have prompted thousands of lifeguard rescues along the coast. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Fox News Digital previously reported that Los Angeles County lifeguards performed nearly 2,000 ocean rescues during a single weekend this summer as elevated surf and dangerous rip currents swept Southern California beaches. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Purja and his team also carried out a number of daring rescues, often putting their own lives in danger. — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

July’s number of rescues rose from 1,131 rescues in June, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue and Lifeguards data. — Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2026

Forecasters expect the rain to ease, allowing officials to shift from rescues to recovery. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 July 2026

Several Texas counties remain under flood warnings and watches and flash flood warnings, including the Hill Country, where raging floodwaters turned roads into rivers and prompted hundreds of rescues. — Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 17 July 2026

The rescue took place as heavy rainfall continued to impact parts of South Texas, prompting multiple water rescues throughout Uvalde County. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Verb

Even companies that are a step closer to infrastructure, including Jasper and Tome, remain exposed the moment model providers ship the same feature, proof that sitting lower in the stack rescues nobody when the layer itself can be reproduced. — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

As the widow struggles with depression, her son secretly rescues and cares for an injured goat deep within the tropical rainforest. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 13 July 2026

The center rescues and rehabilitates orphaned and injured wildlife with the goal of maintaining minimal human contact and releasing animals back to the wild after care. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 12 July 2026

The Ahos adopted Skye a decade ago while volunteering with Retrieve a Golden of the Midwest, a nonprofit that rescues golden retrievers. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026

One of the properties is owned by Kim Thomas and her husband, who run a private foundation that rescues horses, and the other is owned by the Stinchcombs family. — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026

After a handsome pediatrician named Steve (McConaughey) rescues Mary from oncoming traffic, the pair hit it off over the course of one impossibly romantic evening— only for Mary to discover that Steve is actually Fran's fiancé. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026

Drone boat rescues chopper pilots in Iran war. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 10 June 2026

Louis rescues a young girl and brings her back to Lestat to make her into a vampire. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 6 June 2026