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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Separately, a woman trapped inside her car in floodwaters was freed outside of Morganton.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Blair freed her leg from the stretcher straps and kicked the officer in the head and chest, according to a criminal complaint.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of freed

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At their first meeting, the editor flagged scenes that could go without harming the story, which saved the production time and money, Rathnakumar says.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Osmundson reflected on a day, decades ago, when the merry-go-round saved the family’s Christmas.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 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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In the seventh inning of a 1-all tie, Teoscar Hernández redeemed himself for another fielding blunder with a single that finally drove dizzying Braves starter Tyler Mahle from the game.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
The card technically earns Citi ThankYou® Points, which can be redeemed for anything from statement credits to transfers to Citi's travel partners.

— Ryley Amond, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of redeemed

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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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About two weeks ago, a 72-year-old woman was rescued from the Mount Shasta area after setting out on a hike and getting stranded for several days.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
An off-duty Jefferson County Sheriff's deputy rescued the unconscious driver from a burning vehicle after the crash.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

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