DISEMBARRASSED Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

disembarrassed

verb

past tense of disembarrass

as in freed

to set free from entanglement or difficulty still struggling to disembarrass herself of the emotional baggage of a failed relationship

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The amateur is freed from the pressures of exhibition and sale, but that might just as easily breed bitterness as happiness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
Cohen escaped to the United States in 1994; Sarraff was arrested in 1995 and spent nearly 20 years in a Cuban prison before being freed in a 2014 prisoner swap.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of freed

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Although the entrance was barricaded by a refrigerator and a couch, Gentry found a way inside and all three hostages were saved without injury, Mekosch said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
The move saved one small town in northern Maine $10,000, Collins said.

— Julia Terruso, Time, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of saved

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Ukraine has liberated 107 square miles in the operation that started in the summer, Ukraine's Third Army Corps commander Brig.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Sivan’s previous record, Something to Give Each Other, was a breakthrough that liberated him from the YA preciousness of his early career.

— Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of liberated

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Each point is worth 1 cent and 200 points can be redeemed for $2 off convenience store items or an extra 5 cents per gallon discount on fuel.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
The ticket would be good to be redeemed for any home game in the future, even a possible World Series contest.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of redeemed

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For the tinkering types, Meta also released open weights for Muse’s code to help people connect it to a range of other devices.

— Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Although officials have not released details about the cause of death, scientists agree that if it was caused by ordinary plague, the wider world has little to worry about.

— Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of released

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During a flight from Moscow to Hong Kong in March, 1994, the pilot allowed his teen-age son to sit at the controls of the plane, and the boy unknowingly disengaged the autopilot.

— Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
With the throne disengaged from governance, petitions and reports from officials piled up unread, crucial state posts went unfilled, and the imperial bureaucracy splintered amid poisonous factional infighting.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of disengaged

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Three people were rescued from high waters rushing through the Pacoima Wash on Thursday morning in the San Fernando Valley as the Los Angeles area continues to experience bands of heavy rain and flooding.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
At the Northwestern campus Saturday, volunteers rescued over 40 live, injured birds, including 35 by the Kellogg School of Management Global Hub, said Allison Sloan, a volunteer with Bird-Friendly Evanston.

— Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

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