extricate

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verb

Definition of EXTRICATE

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>

Synonyms clear, disembarrass, disengage, disentangle, free, liberate, release, untangle

Related Words deliver, redeem, rescue, save; disburden, disencumber, unburden; unravel, unsnarl, untie, untwine

Phrases cut loose

Near Antonyms block, hamper, hinder, impede, obstruct; burden, encumber, load, weigh

Antonyms embroil, entangle