English Synonym Finder

extricate

Definitions

To free or release from a constraint or difficulty.

To remove something that is tangled or caught.

Examples

It took several hours for the rescue team to extricate the driver from the wreckage.

She managed to extricate herself from the awkward conversation by pretending to receive an urgent phone call.

Synonyms

free release disentangle liberate detach untangle rescue

Antonyms

entangle involve trap snare bind confine ensnare