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

These platforms function less like traditional capitalist firms than feudal estates, extracting rent from businesses, creators, and users who have little choice but to operate on their terrain. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

The humidor carries more than 10,000 cigars, and King makes every cocktail in-house — down to growing his own herbs and extracting his own vanilla bean. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026

This allowed the array to process multiple time-varying signals in parallel while extracting information across different timescales. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2026

Asteroid mining is also mentioned as a potential opportunity, which would entail extracting metals and other critical resources from near-Earth and main-belt asteroids. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

The company was building enduring relationships with customers rather than extracting the highest possible price in any single year. — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

On Saturday, authorities ended a massive days-long search-and-rescue operation at the Aeon Mall, in the town of Kashima, after extracting five people and the bodies of seven others. — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Even better, because SM Energy is extracting minerals horizontally 7,500 feet underground, Draco will minimize oil and gas surface activity in that area. — Aaron Harber, Denver Post, 28 July 2026

The researchers’ solution involves three distinct but related and integrable projects, with the first being extracting the magnesium. — New Atlas, 27 July 2026