Synonyms for disembarrass
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Extricate — to get (someone) out of a difficult or embarrassing situation; to free (someone) from the embarrassment (of a…
extricate, disencumber, disburden, clear, release, disengage, disentangle, liberate
Definitions
- v. 1
To get (someone) out of a difficult or embarrassing situation; to free (someone) from the embarrassment (of a situation); (often reflexive) to relieve (someone of a burden, item of clothing, etc.).
Forms
- Past participle
- disembarrassed
e.g. disembarrassed → extricated, disencumbered, disburdened, clear'd…
Example sentences
- disengage He had a hard time to disengage himself from the gang.
- extricate Elias wanted to successfully extricate himself out of the system.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| disembarrass | steady | |
| disengage | rising | |
| extricate | steady | |
| disencumber | steady | |
| disburden | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- rid1
- 4 letters
- free1
- 5 letters
- clear1
- 7 letters
- release2
- 8 letters
- liberate3
- 9 letters
- disengage3, extricate3, disburden
- 11 letters
- disentangle4, disencumber
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (release2 = 2 syllables).