SALVAGE Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of salvage

as in to rescue

to remove (something) from a place of danger or harm Nothing could be salvaged from the shipwreck.

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noun

as in salvaging

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as in preservation

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as in find

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Recent Examples of salvage

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But on a recent day, Aly was salvaging bricks from his razed home, tossing the good ones in a pile to sell to construction companies. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026 As people were still leaving Trishuli, some village residents were returning to see what could be salvaged from their decimated homes. — Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026

Noun

Homes, basements, backyards and city streets have flooded as far as seven blocks south of the riverbank, and evacuated homeowners are returning to scrape together supplies and salvage belongings. — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 15 Aug. 2026 The company did not immediately have any estimates of how long the salvage operation would take or cost. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for salvage

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At least 211 people were rescued from an Indonesian ferry that caught fire last month in rough seas near the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, while one person was found dead and four others remained missing.

— IMAN SATRIA, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Searchers rescued 15 survivors and recovered one body — but local authorities have now shifted their efforts toward the coastline as the hunt for the remaining passengers continues, AP reported.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of rescue

Noun

Eliyahu, who announced the salvaging of the Altalena, hails from the far-right, which has taken power as part of a government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

— CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
But the money spent did not keep them in the top flight for long and when Keegan returned in 1992 the club required salvaging.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of salvaging

Noun

Lialina’s practice is an act of preservation, a way of keeping the aesthetics and ideologies of the early internet alive.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Store mint in water in the refrigerator, or dry it for long-term preservation in different ways.

— Lauren Wellbank, Martha Stewart, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of preservation

Noun

Wade was one of Gansey’s first real finds as an executive, and behind the scenes pushed for his ever expanding role with the Cavaliers.

— Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, other browsers chitchat about cats, weird vintage finds and their eccentric animal obsessions from childhood.

— Yvonne Villaseñor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of find

Verb

Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said Monday in a post on X that the Polish army recovered what was believed to be a Russian military drone from the Baltic Sea near the coastal village of Jaroslawiec.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
As of Monday, the island was still recovering, with electricity restored to about 82% of customers, according to Kaua'i County officials.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of recover

Noun

Schlager has contributed 18 of those recoveries, with his midfield partner James McAtee having made 19, illustrating their nascent partnership.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Ireland doesn’t shy away from the thornier aspects of recovery and the cruel ways that survivors can blame themselves.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of recovery

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In the Maasai Mara, conservation operators are testing whether electric mobility can reduce fuel use and maintenance costs while limiting noise in one of Africa’s most important ecosystems.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Senner’s father, Stanley, has devoted more than five decades to the conservation of migratory shorebirds.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of conservation

Noun

Stuart Weitzman is focusing heavily on bringing excitement and authority back to the boot category, in particular its hero product — the 50/50 style, alongside its booties, added Lelonek.

— Denni Hu, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
As the years go by, babies are born, parents get sick and die, careers are started then ended, wives and husbands are thwarted, and, eventually, sheets are strewn and booties are tapped.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

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