Salvage and Trashing

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Salvage noun - The act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire.

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Trashing is an antonym for salvage.

Trashing noun - Deliberate damaging or destroying of another's property.

Usage example: the trashing of his apartment was the work of his ex-girlfriend, who apparently did not take the breakup very well

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Salvage is an antonym for trashing.

Nearby Words: trashed, trash, trashy

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