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RESCUE Antonyms

There are 22 antonyms of the word rescue. (opposite meanings)
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abandon
verbv
noun

• the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry

• a feeling of extreme emotional intensity

verb

• forsake, leave behind

• give up with the intent of never claiming again

• leave behind empty; move out of

• stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

endanger
verbv
verb

• pose a threat to; present a danger to

• put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

ignore
verbv
verb

• refuse to acknowledge

• bar from attention or consideration

• fail to notice

• give little or no attention to

• be ignorant of or in the dark about

imperil
verbv
verb

• pose a threat to; present a danger to

betray
verbv
verb

• reveal unintentionally

• deliver to an enemy by treachery

• disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake

• be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

• give away information about somebody

• cause someone to believe an untruth

desert
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment

• arid land with little or no vegetation

verb

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

• desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

• leave behind

forsake
verbv
verb

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

harm
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

• the occurrence of a change for the worse

• the act of damaging something or someone

verb

• cause or do harm to

neglect
verb, nounv, n
noun

• lack of attention and due care

• the state of something that has been unused and neglected

• willful lack of care and attention

• the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

• failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

verb

• leave undone or leave out

• fail to do something; leave something undone

• fail to attend to

• give little or no attention to

arrest
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

verb

• take into custody

• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

• attract and fix

• cause to come to an abrupt stop

bind
verb, nounv, n
noun

• something that hinders as if with bonds

verb

• stick to firmly

• create social or emotional ties

• make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope

• wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose

• secure with or as if with ropes

• bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted

• provide with a binding

• fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord

• form a chemical bond with

• cause to be constipated

capture
verbv
noun

• the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

• a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field

• any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle

• the act of taking of a person by force

• the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board

verb

• succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

• attract; cause to be enamored

• succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

• bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit

• take possession of by force, as after an invasion

• capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping

constrict
verbv
verb

• squeeze or press together

• become tight or as if tight

corrupt
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• lacking in integrity

• not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

adjective satellite

• containing errors or alterations

• touched by rot or decay

verb

• corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

• make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

• alter from the original

deprave
verbv
verb

• corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

enslave
verbv
verb

• make a slave of; bring into servitude

hamper
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

• a basket usually with a cover

verb

• prevent the progress or free movement of

• put at a disadvantage

incarcerate
verbv
verb

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

inhibit
verbv
verb

• prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something

• limit, block, or decrease the action or function of

• consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

• make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally

kidnap
verbv
verb

• take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

Alternatives for ABANDON

Alternatives for ENDANGER

Alternatives for IGNORE

Alternatives for IMPERIL

Alternatives for BETRAY

Alternatives for DESERT

Alternatives for FORSAKE

Alternatives for HARM

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