Rescue
Support
Support verb - To promote the interests or cause of.
Usage example: though childless themselves, they support the local schools both by volunteering and by fiercely opposing funding cuts
Rescue and support are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rescue" instead the word "Support" as a verb or a noun.
How words are described
| good | good rescue | good support |
| physical | physical rescue | physical support |
| special | special rescue | special support |
| complete | complete rescue | complete support |
| Other adjectives: small, real, little, major, possible, mutual, military, extra, aerial, occasional, financial. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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His newfound ability to feel led him to rescue her from assassins and (if they get enough support conversations) eventually fall in love with her.
Source: Love Redeems - Generally the conflict cannot be resolved until the heroine finally gets to a position of freedom or power, then has to use it to support or outright rescue the fiance.
Source: Analysis / Arranged Marriage -
Gunship Rescue: Snake now has the ability to call in a helicopter to pull him out of hot spots or provide air support; and it'll play music of the player's choice as it flies in.
Cite this Source
Support and Rescue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rescue/support
Rescue & Support. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/rescue/support>.
Support or Rescue. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/rescue/support.
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