SALVAGE Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word salvage. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SALVAGE
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| save | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring verb • save from ruin, destruction, or harm • to keep up and reserve for personal or special use • bring into safety • spend less; buy at a reduced price • accumulate money for future use • make unnecessary an expenditure or effort • save from sins • refrain from harming • spend sparingly, avoid the waste of • retain rights to • record data on a computer | ||||||||
| reclaim | verbv | |||||||
verb • claim back • reuse (materials from waste products) • bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one • make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state • overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable | ||||||||
| recover | verbv | |||||||
verb • cover anew • get or find back; recover the use of • get over an illness or shock • regain a former condition after a financial loss • regain or make up for • reuse (materials from waste products) | ||||||||
| rescue | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • recovery or preservation from loss or danger verb • free from harm or evil • take forcibly from legal custody | ||||||||
| restore | verbv | |||||||
verb • return to its original or usable and functioning condition • get or give new life or energy; return to life, regain energy, recuperate • give or bring back • restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken • bring back into original existence, use, function, or position | ||||||||
| retrieve | verbv | |||||||
verb • get or find back; recover the use of • go for and bring back • run after, pick up, and bring to the master • recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection | ||||||||
| relieve | verbv | |||||||
verb • provide physical relief, as from pain • free someone temporarily from his or her obligations • grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to • lessen the intensity of or calm • save from ruin, destruction, or harm • relieve oneself of troubling information • provide relief for • free from a burden, evil, or distress • take by stealing • grant exemption or release to • alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive | ||||||||
| salve | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation • anything that remedies or heals or soothes verb • save from ruin, destruction, or harm • apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing | ||||||||
| scavenge | verbv | |||||||
verb • clean refuse from • collect discarded material • feed on carrion or refuse • remove unwanted substances from | ||||||||
