Synonyms of rescuing

rescuing

verb

present participle of rescue

as in saving

to remove from danger or harm

an all-out effort to rescue a beached whale

Synonyms & Similar Words

• saving
• salvaging
• delivering
• bailing out
• recovering
• bringing off
• emancipating
• extricating
• freeing
• liberating
• releasing
• disentangling
• manumitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• risking
• endangering
• jeopardizing
• compromising
• venturing
• imperiling
• gambling (with)
• adventuring
• periling
• hazarding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rescuing

The chance of rescuing the legend whose equipment provides around a quarter of the world’s electricity and whose engines power about three-quarters of commercial flights worldwide clearly stirred the ultra-competitive Culp to action. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Messi, on the other hand, delivered assists and goals, and at times was almost single-handedly winning, or rescuing, matches for Argentina. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Other groups are paddling to pick-up points for evacuation while some outfitters are rescuing paddlers with towboats. — Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026

The trailer then cuts to Branagh’s Nikolai rescuing his new American friend and beating up a group of men in a restaurant. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026

Such measures cushion without fully rescuing, and some families still slip through, less a failure than a sign of how much the country has been carrying at once. — Frayda Leibtag, Time, 13 July 2026

The post also included a snap of the rescuing officer clutching the cat — who appeared much calmer, caught on camera mid-yawn. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

After going back in and rescuing the family’s Australian sheperd, Benji, Meraz had enough time to move the family’s cars out of the garage before the heat became unbearable. — Noah Daly july 11, Idaho Statesman, 11 July 2026

Members of the Perth Amboy Fire Department Marine Unit and FMBA Local 58/258, chapters of a firefighting union, also assisted in rescuing the firefighters from the channel. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 7 July 2026