Synonyms of saviors

saviors

noun

variants or saviours

plural of savior

as in protectors

one that saves from danger or destruction

the policeman proved to be our savior, arriving on the scene just as we were about to be mugged

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protectors
• guardians
• rescuers
• deliverers
• savers
• redeemers
• defenders
• keepers
• custodians
• guards
• sentinels
• watchmen
• wardens
• sentries
• watchers
• watches
• warders
• lookouts
• salvors
• ransomers
• salvagers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of saviors

These under-eye saviors revitalize tired-looking eyes with eight firming peptides and snail mucin to deliver a deep boost of hydration. — Vivien Lee, InStyle, 15 Oct. 2026

Communism was, of course, a quasi-religion in its own right, and Seghers saw the need for saviors and martyrs. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Draft picks and prospects have been sent away for a full decade, and there are no saviours walking the streets of Bakersfield (home of the AHL Condors, Edmonton’s top farm team) and waiting for a recall. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

All year long, they’ve been heatedly debated in online threads where some hail them as rock & roll saviors, and others raise doubts, in the manner of ultra-buzzy acts since time immemorial. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026

White Southerners are victims, and the KKK is made up of virtuous saviors. — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026

The current leaders, however, have positioned themselves as saviors of the Islamic Republic, and with that credibility could institute certain changes that are widely known to be necessary and desirable, but that would have looked counterrevolutionary if proposed by anyone else. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026

Presidential fallibility Even the greatest American presidents have not seen themselves as American saviors. — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026

By making people feel deeply insecure and afraid, the fascists could pose as their saviors. — Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026