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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disembarrassed
  1. freed
  2. saved
  3. liberated
  4. redeemed
  5. released
  6. disengaged
  7. rescued
Verb
  • Technology has repeatedly absorbed low-value work and freed people to focus on higher-value work.
    — Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • SpaceX reports its first-ever post-IPO quarterly earnings tonight, and on August 6 the company’s insiders and employees will be freed from the lockup period that prevents them from selling their stock.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of freed
Verb
  • In the town of Megara, 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of Athens, rescue organizer Elena Dede said the local volunteer effort saved more than 280 animals, mostly dogs, during scorching heat and high winds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • And more than a century later, those that were saved preserve tiny snapshots of those ordinary lives.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of saved
Verb
  • Indeed, by then, the hypnotic spell had been cast across all of Europe, including on those liberated from the drab tyrannies of actually existing socialism.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
  • He was born in western Ukraine and attended a military school in Kharkiv – the city liberated by Ukrainian forces in 2022 after a brutal Russian occupation early in the war.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Definition of liberated
Verb
  • The contest also includes random drawings for Kodak disposable cameras and forest preserve district gift cards that can be redeemed for programs, permits, equipment rentals or merchandise, the release said.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Only in agriculture is the rule to produce as much as possible, this silliness to be redeemed if not by the market then by the government.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of redeemed
Verb
  • Officials said the man, identified as Farinacci, was released because a cause had not yet been determined, but he was later arrested and charged.
    — Morgan Chesky, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026
  • More than 112,000 absentee ballots had already been returned by the day the poll was released.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of released
Verb
  • Leaders are disengaged too, say experts Gallup’s report also looks at how the experiences of leaders, managers, project managers and individual contributors differs at work.
    — Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Joseph said Levovitz is trying to sell the property and has disengaged with the tenants’ union after previously agreeing to make repairs last month.
    — Dylan Lysen July 11, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026
Definition of disengaged
Verb
  • Roughly 35 Los Angeles city firefighters rescued a man stuck in his work truck inside a commercial building following a crash in Pacific Palisades on Thursday morning.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
  • Three missing scuba divers were rescued after they became separated from their boat in rough conditions in the Florida Keys on Wednesday, July 29, 2026.
    — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of rescued
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