Synonyms of salvages

salvages 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of salvage

as in rescues

to remove (something) from a place of danger or harm

Nothing could be salvaged from the shipwreck.

Related Words

• rescues
• recovers
• saves
• retrieves
• regains
• delivers
• recoups
• brings off
• extricates
• disentangles

Dissimilar Words

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

salvages

2 of 2

noun

plural of salvage

as in savings

Related Words

• savings
• preservations
• protections
• conservations

Dissimilar Words

• ruins
• ravages
• sabotages
• desecrations
• destructions
• ruinations
• defacements
• vandalisms
• plunders
• demolishments
• depredations
• pillages
• spoliations
• predations
• vandalizations
• sackings
• despoilments

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of salvages

Verb

Canty salvages the wallpaper, her main material, from houses being remodeled or torn down. — Benjamin Lima special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026

Lunardelli salvages them and transforms them into beautiful objects—keepsake souvenirs that are unlike anything else in Venice. — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025

Jim Carrey salvages his dignity better than, say, Mike Myers did in The Cat in the Hat, but this thing shouldn’t have existed in the first place, a fact the film can never escape. — Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025