Synonyms of extracting

extracting

verb

present participle of extract

as in pulling

to draw out by force or with effort

extracted a splinter from my hand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulling
• prying
• yanking
• plucking
• removing
• uprooting
• tearing (out)
• taking (out)
• wringing
• mining
• rooting (out)
• wresting
• prizing
• withdrawing
• corkscrewing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inserting
• installing
• instilling
• implanting
• stuffing
• jamming
• wedging
• cramming
• ramming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of extracting

They’ve been seen, for example, corralling schools of rays, creating waves to push penguins from ice blocks and extracting the livers of white sharks. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026

Previously, extracting valuable data from customer conversations was cumbersome. — Anna Convery, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

While extracting uranium from seawater has long been considered technically feasible, commercial deployment has remained limited due to economic and engineering challenges. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

In 2016, experts tested the wine's quality by extracting a sample with a Coravin device, which uses a needle to pierce the cork without damaging it. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026

In 2018, Picard and his colleagues released the mitochondrial health index — a molecular measure of mitochondria’s capacity to transform energy, calculated by extracting the organelles from a tissue sample and quantifying their contents. — Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026

Scientists are cracking the code for extracting useful molecules from substances designed to harm. — Steve Midway, STAT, 16 July 2026

From Tehran’s perspective, the initial agreement had become a mechanism for extracting concessions. — Sanam Vakil, Time, 16 July 2026

Lionel Scaloni found a way to both protect a player who is physically years beyond his prime while also extracting the maximum influence from him. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 15 July 2026