lifesavers

Heroes in emergencies

Lifesavers are people or things that rescue someone from danger or a difficult situation.

A lifeguard is literally a lifesaver; a friend who lends you money when you're broke is figuratively one: You brought coffee? You're a lifesaver!

The word often appears as hyperbole for anything helpful or convenient.

Lifesavers is also a brand of ring-shaped hard candy.

rescue

rescuers

Those who save endangered people

paramedics · coast guard · saviors · guardian angels · benefactors · protectors · helpers · volunteers · bystanders · CPR

essential

indispensable

Utterly required, irreplaceable

invaluable · necessity · vital · helpful · convenient · clutch · game-changer · essential · must-have · backup

candy

mints

Breath-freshening candies

fruit flavors · peppermint · roll · wrapper · sugar-free · hole · nostalgic · American · sweets · confectionery

Categories
Opposites
effect on survival

lifesaverskillers

Those who cause death

murderers · executioners · assassins · destroyers · slayers

agency and intervention

lifesaversbystanders

People present but uninvolved

onlookers · spectators · cowards · abandoners · deserters

helpfulness/value

lifesavershindrances

Things that obstruct progress

liabilities · menaces · hazards · dangers · threats

Family

lifesaver

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G