EXTRICATING Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

extricating

verb

present participle of extricate

as in freeing

to set free from entanglement or difficulty you've woven such a web of lies that it's hard to see how you can extricate yourself now

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Recent Examples of extricating After largely extricating itself from Iraq in 2011, the United States had to send troops back in 2014 to fight the Islamic State, or ISIS, which emerged from the post-invasion chaos. — Michael Fuchs, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026 But when specifically asked whether any Americans have been exposed to Ebola, and whether the government is planning on extricating them from the DRC, the CDC’s incident manager, Satish Pillai, did not answer the questions. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 17 May 2026 Part of the experiment involves Mesler willingly extricating himself from Kordansky’s gallery roster. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026 The Fort Worth Fire Department was called to the scene to help with extricating four people from the vehicle, according to the statement. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2026 The alternating timelines force the writers to do a lot of strained connection-building that, around midseason, ceases to be effective; the makers of Scarpetta were very smart about joining the murders narratively, but much less smart about extricating themselves creatively. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026 In Delhi, there was a growing awareness by middle powers of the need to build their own AI capability — whether in training their own models, designing their own chips, or extricating themselves from the convenient but risky grip of Silicon Valley software giants. — Billy Perrigo, Time, 20 Feb. 2026 The unit's soldiers train to operate in frigid conditions, like driving special cold weather vehicles and extricating themselves from icy waters. — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026

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Where previous generations tended to stall partway, the model could carry a researcher's experiment through to the end, freeing them to run more at once.

— Harry Booth, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
The extra compression zipper shrinks the bulk of everything from linen dresses to matching sets, freeing up valuable suitcase space without sacrificing organization.

— Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of freeing

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Fazio has criticized Lamont for not saving even more to shrink this hefty debt.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
The aid workers who once regularly visited her village to help pregnant women had stopped coming, after foreign aid cuts by the United States shuttered a program aimed at saving mothers’ and babies’ lives.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

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For Russian propagandists, the Azov Brigade, which began as a nationalist militia, was shorthand for the supposedly fascist influences from which Vladimir Putin claimed to be liberating Ukraine.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
By liberating real-time data flows, financial institutions can gain a single, accurate source of truth.

— Jody Bhagat, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of liberating

Verb

In that version of his death, he’s killed by a knife sent flying in his direction by Bellatrix Lestrange after rescuing Harry and his friends from Malfoy Manor.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
Derrick Moore, 47, of Loganville is being hailed as a hero for rescuing the girl from a rip current.

— Asia Simone Burns, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of rescuing

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Overload high performers and many will respond by overprotecting their time and energy - disengaging and considering other job prospects.

— Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
After disengaging from the victim, Monasterio allegedly flipped the dog's crate over with the animal inside, threw the crate outside, and used a water hose to repeatedly spray the dog in the face, the report said.

— Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 29 July 2026

Definition of disengaging

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The fundamental goal of the 1787 Constitution was to establish a republican form of government — and that meant disentangling the traditional powers of the monarch and placing them in different branches of government.

— David French, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Embedded in a patriarchal family within an oppressive society, Mrie faces the challenge of disentangling herself from both.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026

Definition of disentangling

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