EXTRICATES Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

extricates

verb

present tense third-person singular of extricate

as in frees

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 extricates With a daintiness at odds with its 120 kilos, the bear extricates its wrist from the tie and calmly takes its leave. — Ganesh Marín, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025

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Special envoy Steve Witkoff praises President Vladimir Putin after Russia frees a retired American teacher.

— David Hickey, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
That frees up human operators to focus on big-picture decisions, such as monitoring weather forecasts, running flight simulations for possible paths, and then chaining together a series of navigational waypoints for the smoothest possible journey.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of frees

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Anything that saves a little extra time during the holidays gets five stars from us.

— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2026
This level of financial clarity also saves attorneys’ time and fees because the hard conversations have been had in advance.

— Catherine Shanahan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of saves

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There is a more optimistic alternative — assuming a new incentive structure that disengages problem-solving and theorem-proving from jobs, advancement, and recognition.

— Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
Talent rarely disengages overnight, burnout does not strike out of nowhere and organizational trust does not vanish over a single meeting.

— Natalie Grabher, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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