DISENGAGE Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

disengage

verb

ˌdis-in-ˈgāj

Definition of disengage

as in to liberate

to set free from entanglement or difficulty sought to disengage myself from the embarrassing situation

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Recent Examples of disengage Walker and the witness attempted to disengage from the altercation, but were followed to the area of East 28th Street and Wabash Avenue, where Walker was shot. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026 Growth has flattened, margins are under pressure, customers are disengaging or the company is missing opportunities it should be positioned to win. — Basant Singh, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 When the exhaust gas flow finally catches up to the eBoost Air, the compressor simply disengages, and the feature is bypassed entirely. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 6 Aug. 2026 After three minutes, the session was complete, and the nozzle disengaged. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disengage

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disengage

Verb

France had already been liberated, but Royan was said to be the site of a smattering of Third Reich dead-enders.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of liberate

Verb

The result is a system that, in the long term, could carry out sub hunting autonomously, but in the short term acts as an onboard co-pilot, freeing up human operators while doubling sonobuoy processing capacity.

— David Szondy August 12, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026
The film memorably told the story of a young boy who befriends and tries to free a killer whale who has been captured in the wild and is living in an aquarium.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of free

Verb

Andre Blake saved two shots for Philadelphia, which has won four in a row under 37-year-old interim coach Ryan Richter after Bradley Carnell was let go in late May.

— CBS New York Team, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Messi had a shot saved at the beginning of the second half, but Palacios then sparked a move from one side of the pitch to the other as Nashville restored its lead in the 49th minute and seized control of the game.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of save

Verb

This difference allows physicists to disentangle the exchange of electrical charge that occurs as a ruthenium-zirconium collision unfolds, tracking its propagation through the myriad new particles produced.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2026
Systems have to be disentangled, employees moved, contracts rewritten, and corporate functions recreated.

— Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of disentangle

Verb

The team has appeared comfortable all offseason — after re-signing Singleton and Strnad in free agency and releasing fellow veteran Dre Greenlaw — relying on this young, developing cast to fill the depth positions.

— Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The district has released a set of maps, outlining the potential changes.

— James Taylor, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of release

Verb

Those funds will help animals like Violet, a 7-year-old sheep dog mix rescued from South LA's shelter; Harper, rescued from a homeless encampment; and Claurese, surrendered when her family couldn't afford her medical bills.

— Joy Benedict, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Rajab survived the initial fire and pleaded on the phone for hours with Palestinian paramedics to come rescue her.

— Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026