SALVAGING Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in recovery

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verb

present participle of salvage

as in rescuing

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

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Recent Examples of salvaging

Noun

When Jenn and Emily return, Shannon tries to cut the tension by talking about jarred pizza sauce (the only real laugh-out-loud moment of the episode), but there’s no salvaging this night. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026 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, 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 That will help establish if the successive strikes were plausibly tied to the mission objective of destroying the still floating vessel and stop the salvaging of the drugs. — MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025

Verb

But the attorney general said the expenditures have been worth it, salvaging billions in state funding that the administration had sought to claw back, and protecting the rights of the state and its residents. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 His Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc trailed behind, also passing the second Red Bull and fully salvaging Ferrari’s day. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026 That potential season-salvaging win came after two dispiriting Ls to division opponents. — Elise Devlin, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2026 If Houston can go 5-2 during that stretch and get to 5-5, the Texans would be well on their way to salvaging the season. — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Hearing that several employees have perished in the Greenland blast, Digger thinks only of salvaging his rig. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026 Heavy smoke and flames billowed on the city’s West Side Friday afternoon as fire crews battled a rubbish fire in a metal salvaging yard. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 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 This time, the Braves scored six total runs while losing the first two games and salvaging a victory in the series finale. — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvaging

Noun

New government pursues asset recovery Before the election, Magyar promised to bring those responsible for past abuses to justice and to recover public assets misused under Orbán.

— Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
While firefighters were searching for the Trotters’ children, a senior disaster recovery official named Jeremy Klass sent a message asking if horses needed evacuation.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of recovery

Verb

Two California State Parks officers are being praised for rescuing a woman trapped inside a burning, overturned car along Highway 70 in Butte County.

— Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
The presence of other active alligators in the water complicated any chance of rescuing Hamilton, whose body was recovered around two hours later, Winter Garden Fire Chief Jose Gainza told FOX35.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of rescuing

Verb

She has just been released from rehab after falling off the wagon and spends much of her day either sleeping or recovering from bad dreams of being chased by Nazis.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Teacher Becky Drury, 54, is recovering in a Bend hospital with wounds to her arm and hand but hopes to go home soon, said Zack Hall, a family friend who is serving as her family’s spokesperson.

— Martha Bellisle, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of recovering

Verb

Republicans are prioritizing efforts to save their Senate majority over saving the House majority, while Democrats are capitalizing on opportunities in conservative areas, Fowler says.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026
The survey’s proponents can also point to competing demands—such as housing, medical costs, and support for family members—as real constraints on saving, even for higher earners.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of saving

Verb

For example, retrieving information locally might be faster than searching through the cloud.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Text messages indicate Moore’s representative had initiated the process of retrieving his belongings in the hours after his arrest, and the school was quick to oblige.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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