extricating
Pulling oneself loose
Extricating is freeing something or someone from a difficult, entangled, or confined situation.
You extricate a car from mud, a victim from wreckage, or yourself from an awkward conversation: She managed to extricate herself from the meeting without offending anyone.
The word implies effort and skill in the untangling.
Separating intertwined things
- untanglingSeparating twisted strands
- unravelingProcess of coming undone
- looseningReducing tightness or tension
- detachingUnfastening from attachment
unwinding · unknotting · untwisting · unbinding · unfastening · releasing · dislodging · prying
Reserving for future use
- liberatingSetting free from constraint
- deliveringTransporting to a recipient
- retrievingRecovering something sent away
- recoveringRegaining health or strength
evacuating · pulling out · extraction · salvaging · emancipating · freeing · releasing · removing
Rapid escape from danger
- eludingEscaping or avoiding skillfully
- slipping awayGradually leaving or diminishing
- getting outAct of leaving
- evasionAct of escaping detection
breaking free · flight · getaway · breakout · exfiltration · absconding · bolting · retreating
Releasing from attachment
- withdrawingRemoving or pulling away
- backing outWithdrawing from a commitment
- untanglingSeparating twisted strands
- distancingCreating space or separation
separating · severing ties · walking away · stepping back · breaking away · disconnecting · cutting loose · unraveling
Reaching a conclusion
- untanglingSeparating twisted strands
- unravelingProcess of coming undone
- sorting outResolving confusion or disorder
- working throughAddressing something systematically
clarifying · deciphering · unpicking · figuring out · disentangling · navigating · negotiating · solving
disentangling
Separating intertwined things
- untanglingSeparating twisted strands
- unravelingProcess of coming undone
- looseningReducing tightness or tension
detaching · unwinding · unknotting · untwisting · unbinding · unfastening · releasing · dislodging · prying · wriggling
saving
Reserving for future use
- liberatingSetting free from constraint
- deliveringTransporting to a recipient
- retrievingRecovering something sent away
recovering · evacuating · pulling out · extraction · salvaging · emancipating · freeing · releasing · removing · plucking
fleeing
Rapid escape from danger
- eludingEscaping or avoiding skillfully
- slipping awayGradually leaving or diminishing
- getting outAct of leaving
breaking free · evasion · flight · getaway · breakout · exfiltration · absconding · bolting · retreating · withdrawing
disengaging
Releasing from attachment
- withdrawingRemoving or pulling away
- backing outWithdrawing from a commitment
- untanglingSeparating twisted strands
distancing · separating · severing ties · walking away · stepping back · breaking away · disconnecting · cutting loose · unraveling · unburdening
resolving
Reaching a conclusion
- untanglingSeparating twisted strands
- unravelingProcess of coming undone
- sorting outResolving confusion or disorder
working through · clarifying · deciphering · unpicking · figuring out · disentangling · navigating · negotiating · solving · remedying
- disconnectingdetaching, disconnect, disengaging, detach, disconnecting
extricatingenmeshing
Trapping in interlaced strands
entangling · ensnaring · embroiling · entrapping · trapping
extricatinginvolving
Including as part
embroiling · implicating · immersing · enmeshing · entangling