rescuing

Definitions

The act of saving someone or something from a dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant situation.

The process of recovering or liberating something from captivity or confinement.

Examples

The brave firefighter was honored for rescuing the family from the burning building.

She spent her entire weekend rescuing stray kittens from the local park.

Synonyms

saving liberating recovering delivering freeing salvaging relieving

Antonyms

abandoning endangering harming capturing neglecting imperiling forsaking