Antonyms for rescue
ˈrɛs kyures·cue

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.3 / 4 votes

1. rescueverb

   Synonyms:
   retake, untie, pull out of the fire, unshackle, save, recapture, deliver, release, liberate, free, redeem

   Antonyms:
   arrest, ignore, bind, preclude, capture, inhibit, obstruct, incarcerate, imperil, hamper, endanger, abandon, deprave, constrict, enslave, kidnap, corrupt

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.3 / 6 votes

1. rescueverb

   Antonyms:
   endanger, imperil, betray, surrender, abandon, expose

   Synonyms:
   retake, recover, recapture, liberate, extricate, save, deliver, preserve

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1. • Save
   • Take

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. rescue, deliverance, delivery, savingverb

   recovery or preservation from loss or danger

   "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"

   Synonyms:
   livery, speech, pitch, delivery, bringing, preservation, deliverance, manner of speaking, economy, saving, legal transfer, obstetrical delivery

2. rescue, deliververb

   free from harm or evil

   Synonyms:
   pitch, have, fork out, deliver, bear, surrender, return, redeem, extradite, deport, turn in, cede, fork up, hand over, drive home, give up, fork over, present, give birth, birth, render, save

3. rescueverb

   take forcibly from legal custody

   "rescue prisoners"

   Synonyms:
   deliver

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1. rescuenoun

   Synonyms:
   deliverance, liberation, salvation, ransom, extrication, disentanglement

2. rescueverb

   Synonyms:
   release, deliver, liberate, recapture, redeem, save, extricate, disenthrall

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. emergencies

   to save from something

   i rescued him from getting hit from the bomb.

   Submitted by pgui9240 on May 19, 2021  

How to use rescue in a sentence?

1. Laurie Johnson:

   The great thing about Puppy Bowl is it shows you that you can get just about any type of dog in rescue. i would say 90, 95% of the dogs that are in rescue are not here because they failed as dogs. They’re here because humans failed them as owners, and they didn’t do anything wrong to wind up here and they are perfectly wonderful, amazing dogs.

2. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe:

   Now not only police, fire department and coast guard, but also 27,000 staff of the self-defense force are on rescue, search for missing and supporting evacuation, we are to enhance the scale of operation depending on necessity.

3. Gregg Hudson:

   It escalated to a rescue mission last fall due to this state-of-emergency drought.

4. Oak Island:

   While this incident did not conclude as we had hoped and worked hard to achieve, we are very thankful for the mutual aid response of our local, county, state, and federal partner rescue agencies, please keep those involved in your thoughts and prayers.

5. Bel Edwards:

   We are still in a life-saving mode here, doing search and rescue.

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