DISENGAGE Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

disengage

verb

ˌdis-in-ˈgāj

Definition of disengage

as in to liberate

to set free from entanglement or difficulty sought to disengage myself from the embarrassing situation

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Recent Examples of disengage Those are responsible for starting the diesel engines, which can be divorced via a lever that engages and disengages the inboard steering clutches. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 20 Aug. 2026 This is not the time to lecture or disengage, but to get curious and reengage. — Chuka Onuh, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 But Vicki immediately goes past Meredith Marks (disengaging) to Amanda Frances (opening her laptop and working), even as the others try to earn their paychecks by poking at her. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026 The sceptics among the fanbase will point to this as another example of PIF being disengaged and losing interest, though the message from those at Newcastle and those close to ownership is that this is not the case. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disengage

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disengage

Verb

Chad Tracy is an attention-to-detail kind of guy, which helps explain why the Boston Red Sox liberated him from Triple-A obscurity in April to be their interim manager after Alex Cora was let go.

— Steve Buckley, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
And just down the street, there's an elementary school named after a Haitian leader who helped liberate the island nation.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of liberate

Verb

If your dishwasher has an upper third rack for utensils, Sala says to lay knives and cutlery there to avoid safety hazards and free up space in the silverware caddy.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2026
About six people then work together to lift the car high enough to free the woman trapped underneath.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of free

Verb

The other side counters that politics cannot be so easily extricated from movies or, indeed, from life.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
On the screen, in a series of daredevil adventures, the actor had extricated himself from a hundred impossible predicaments.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of extricate

Verb

As impressive as many space-saving tiny houses are, not everyone is cut out for climbing into small lofts using movable ladders, or sleeping on a sofa bed every night.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Goldman found Koreans in their sixties save more than any other age group, retaining 37% of their income.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of save

Verb

Financial intermediaries and criminal fraud enterprises are coming into closer proximity, which is making their activities harder to disentangle and disrupt.

— Alvin Camba, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2026
Cutting Iran off completely from the UAE could deal a serious blow to the Islamic Republic’s economy — but experts say disentangling the pair’s commercial ties could prove difficult.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of disentangle

Verb

Police were not immediately releasing the victims’ names pending notification of their families.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
The trailer was released Monday before the Cubs showdown with the Brewers, which usually would’ve been the big story of the day if not for the fact that Milwaukee led the division by eight games with a month left.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of release

Verb

The Fire Department rescued numerous residents who had become trapped by the flames, which were seen bursting from the building, KCTV5 reported at the time.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Rescuers are still working to search and rescue any potential survivors trapped in a hydropower tunnel in the Rasuwa district.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026