Release and Rescue

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Release

Release verb - To set free (as from slavery or confinement).

Usage example: release the prisoners immediately

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Rescue is a synonym for release in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Rescue" instead the word "Release" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like free, save, deliverance, salvation.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

Rescue

Rescue verb - To remove from danger or harm.

Usage example: an all-out effort to rescue a beached whale

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Antonyms for Rescue

Release is a synonym for rescue in save topic. You can use "Release" instead the word "Rescue" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as activity, action, saving, deliverance.

Nearby Words: rescued, rescuer, rescuing

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How words are described

old	old release	old rescue
physical	physical release	physical rescue
special	special release	special rescue
similar	similar release	similar rescue
Other adjectives: complete, separate, original, initial, actual, successful, major, possible, final, later, next, subsequent, last, eventual, earlier.

Common collocations

soul	release soul	rescue soul
number	release number	rescue number
time	release time	rescue time
jack	release jack	rescue jack
Other words: everyone, hostages, prisoners.

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