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extricate
Synonyms and Antonyms 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
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