Synonyms for

Rescuing

Verb / ˈreskju:ɪŋ / Another word for rescuing — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

The act of saving someone or something from a dangerous or harmful situation.

Synonyms & similar words

rescue deliver saving recovering delivering liberating salvaging retrieving helping aiding assisting extracting evacuating freeing extricating redeeming protecting defending

Synonyms by register

Formal

liberating extricating retrieving salvaging

Informal

saving snatching pulling out

Literary

redeeming delivering

Antonyms

abandoning endangering harming imperiling jeopardizing leaving forsaking

Common collocations

  • rescuing efforts
  • rescuing operation
  • rescuing the stranded
  • rescuing the trapped
  • rescuing the injured
  • rescuing the lost
  • rescuing the drowning

Word family

noun rescue
verb rescue
adjective rescued

Usage note

The word 'rescuing' implies saving someone or something from a dangerous or distressing situation. It is often used in contexts of emergency services or personal acts of bravery.

Example sentences

  1. The lifeguard was rescuing swimmers from the rough waves.
  2. The mountain climber was rescued by a helicopter.
  3. The police officer was rescuing the kitten from the storm drain.
  4. The dog was rescuing the child from the river.
  5. The coast guard was rescuing the sailors from the sinking ship.

Quotes

  • Rescuing animals is important to me. It's important to me to save animals whenever I can. - Betty White
  • If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. - African Proverb
  • I want to be remembered as someone who helped others, and rescued animals. - Linda Blair

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