rescued
Definition
- Adjective:
- Delivered from danger: Describes a person, animal, or thing that has been saved or brought to safety from a harmful or threatening situation.
Usage
- The word "rescued" is used to describe the state of having been saved. It is typically placed before a noun (e.g., a rescued dog) or used after a linking verb like "was" or "were" (e.g., they were rescued).
- It emphasizes the outcome—the state of safety—after a rescue action has been completed.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The rescued hikers were treated for minor injuries. (The hikers who had been saved from danger received medical care.)
- She adopted a rescued cat from the shelter. (She adopted a cat that had been saved and brought to the shelter.)
- After the boat sank, the rescued passengers were taken to the hospital. (The passengers who were saved from the sinking boat were transported for medical attention.)
Advanced Usage
- "newly rescued": Recently saved from danger.
- The newly rescued refugees were provided with food and shelter.
- "successfully rescued": Saved with a successful outcome.
- The successfully rescued miners were reunited with their families.
Variants and Related Words
- Rescue (verb): To save someone or something from a dangerous or distressing situation.
- The firefighter will rescue the child from the burning building.
- Rescue (noun): The act of saving someone or something from danger.
- The mountain rescue was complicated by bad weather.
- Rescuer (noun): A person who saves someone from a dangerous situation.
- The rescuer pulled the swimmer from the rough sea.
Synonyms
- Saved: Kept safe or rescued from harm or danger.
- Delivered: (Formal) Saved or set free, often from a restrictive or dangerous situation.
- Retrieved: Recovered or saved from loss or danger.
Antonyms
- Abandoned: Left completely and finally; deserted.
- Endangered: Put someone or something at risk or in danger.
- Lost: Unable to be found or saved; no longer possessed.
Related Phrases
- Rescued from the brink: Saved at the very last moment before something terrible happened.
- The company was rescued from the brink of bankruptcy by a last-minute investment.
- Dramatic rescue: A rescue that is exciting, impressive, or highly noticeable.
- The dramatic rescue of the climbers was broadcast on the news.
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