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
  • Separately, a woman trapped inside her car in floodwaters was freed outside of Morganton.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Blair freed her leg from the stretcher straps and kicked the officer in the head and chest, according to a criminal complaint.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of freed
Verb
  • Hobby has educated herself, worked, saved money and pursued a career with better wages.
    — Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Medics rushed the victim to Brookdale University Hospital but he could not be saved.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of saved
Verb
  • Ukraine has liberated 107 square miles in the operation that started in the summer, Ukraine's Third Army Corps commander Brig.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Sivan’s previous record, Something to Give Each Other, was a breakthrough that liberated him from the YA preciousness of his early career.
    — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of liberated
Verb
  • Citi's travel rewards program is officially called Citi ThankYou® Rewards, and ThankYou® Points can be redeemed for cash back, gift cards, merchandise, travel, transfers to travel programs and more.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Every wager on theScore Bet earns PENN Play Rewards that can be redeemed for bonus bets or turned into real-world perks at PENN properties.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of redeemed
Verb
  • When released under conditions of acute stress, glucocorticoids power fight or flight by shunting metabolic energy away from processes such as digestion and toward the heart, lungs, brain and muscles.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In Registan Square on Monday, Rubio’s Uzbek hosts released hundreds of pigeons into the sky and filled the vast space with local pop music.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of released
Verb
  • During a flight from Moscow to Hong Kong in March, 1994, the pilot allowed his teen-age son to sit at the controls of the plane, and the boy unknowingly disengaged the autopilot.
    — Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • With the throne disengaged from governance, petitions and reports from officials piled up unread, crucial state posts went unfilled, and the imperial bureaucracy splintered amid poisonous factional infighting.
    — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of disengaged
Verb
  • About two weeks ago, a 72-year-old woman was rescued from the Mount Shasta area after setting out on a hike and getting stranded for several days.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • An off-duty Jefferson County Sheriff's deputy rescued the unconscious driver from a burning vehicle after the crash.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of rescued
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“Disembarrassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembarrassed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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