rescuable

Able to save

Rescuable describes someone or something that can be saved or recovered from danger, harm, or an undesirable situation.

A trapped hiker may be rescuable if conditions allow; a failing project might be rescuable with enough resources.

The data was still rescuable from the corrupted drive.

The word implies that intervention is possible and worthwhile.

recovery

rehabilitate

Return to good condition

recuperation · mending · therapy · remission · regeneration · revival · comeback · rebuilding · reform · treatable

salvage

shipwreck

Destroyed vessel at sea

retrievable · reclaim · tow · haul · dredge · winch · hoist · extract · seaworthy · scavenge

emergency

crisis

Decisive dangerous moment

ambulance · paramedics · 911 · lifesaver · survival · triage · sirens · incident · distress · mayday

refuge

sanctuary

Protected sacred space

protection · safeguard · preserve · escape · liberation · freedom · deliverance · release · emancipation · saved

Categories
Opposites
possibility of salvation/recovery

rescuableunrescuable

Impossible to save

doomed · irredeemable · unsalvageable · lost · hopeless

Family

rescue, rescued, rescuer, rescuing, rescues, rescuers, unrescued

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G