Synonyms for salvage
ˈsæl vɪdʒsal·vage

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1. salvagenoun

   property or goods saved from damage or destruction

2. salvagenoun

   the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction

3. salvageverb

   the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire

4. salvage, salve, relieve, saveverb

   save from ruin, destruction, or harm

   Synonyms:
   spare, pull through, economize, carry through, make unnecessary, ease, save, lay aside, economise, still, unbosom, take over, salve, redeem, allay, hold open, keep, save up, exempt, let off, palliate, excuse, relieve, assuage, write, preserve, deliver, remedy, alleviate, keep open, free, lighten, bring through, scavenge

5. salvage, scavengeverb

   collect discarded or refused material

   "She scavenged the garbage cans for food"

   Synonyms:
   salve, clean, relieve, save, scavenge

Matched Categories

1. • Commodity
   • Property
   • Rescue

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1. List of paraphrases for "salvage":

   rescue, recovery, save, recapture, residual, rescued, retrieval, payback, clawback, relief, salvation, recuperation, rescuing, salvaging, bailout, recover

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How to use salvage in a sentence?

1. Phil Murphy:

   Jeff Van Drew has chosen his political career over our Constitution, despite knowing full well that the president has abused the powers of his office, Congressman Van Drew is now willing to enable Donald Trump just to try to salvage his own election.

2. David J. Robinson:

   They couldn’t salvage anything.

3. Coast Guard Capt. John Reed:

   Once salvage professionals have determined the vessel to be stable, we will identify the best option to continue our rescue efforts for the four crew members who remain on board.

4. Matilda Kasele:

   We have lost everything, we could not salvage anything because the water started pouring into the house at night.

5. Ioannis Theotokas:

   The widening of The Suez Canal will make it easier for salvage operations... even if it does not erase the risk of repeating the incident.