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 crew took part in rescuing a 47-year-old man who was pulled out of the rubble eight days after the quakes hit, lifting the spirits and morale of rescuers who up until then were primarily uncovering human remains. — Seamus Bozeman follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 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

Sound of Freedom starred former Jesus Christ actor Jim Caviezel in what the studio claims is based on a true story of a man rescuing children from traffickers. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

While removing the screen and battery means some embodied carbon is still wasted, rescuing the board still represents a massive win for circularity. — New Atlas, 2 July 2026

International teams have continued to flood into the country in recent days to boost the search efforts, with the critical 72-hour window for rescuing people still trapped beneath the rubble having passed. — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 30 June 2026

As of Saturday evening, 72 hours have passed since the two deadly earthquakes on Wednesday – a critical window for rescuing those still trapped under rubble. — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 28 June 2026

Aang and Iroh rescue Sokka and Sai (Danny Pudi), the mechanist, before rescuing Katara and Zuko. — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

But so has Dunaway and far too much of Supergirl’s attention is diverted to rescuing her young man from Dunaway’s evil clutches. — Arthur Knight, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026