Synonyms of salvaging

salvaging 1 of 2

noun

as in recovery

Related Words

• recovery
• salvage

Dissimilar Words

• wrecking
• wreck
• wreckage
• shipwreck
• grounding
• sinking
• shipwrecking
• stranding
• beaching
• foundering

salvaging

2 of 2

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.

Related Words

• rescuing
• recovering
• saving
• retrieving
• regaining
• delivering
• recouping
• extricating
• bringing off
• disentangling

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

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

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

Since the dawn of the space age, spacecraft have been treated as disposable because salvaging them was too expensive—or too technically challenging—compared with the easier, cheaper task of launching fresh replacements. — Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026

And one way or another, though, Suamataia converted it all into fuel — and jump-started the rest of his career with a salvaging performance in the 2024 regular-season finale. — Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026

Some of that is obvious, such as Caminero doubling his walk rate from last season, or salvaging an at-bat by slapping a single or even making a productive out. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026

Instead, our focus must shift to salvaging categories, shoring up any weak spots, and trying to claw up the standings, one spot at a time. — John Laghezza, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Recovery experts note that salvaging a boat from that depth could be a complex and costly operation but may be necessary to determine exactly what caused the vessel to capsize. — James Ward, USA Today, 18 July 2026