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extrication

[ek-stri-key-shuhn] / ˌɛk strɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
deliverance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
emancipation salvation
STRONG
acquittal delivery freeing redemption release rescue saving
Antonyms
STRONG
hold
NOUN
escape
Synonyms
STRONGEST
breakout departure desertion disappearance flight freedom liberation outbreak rescue withdrawal
STRONG
AWOL abdication avoidance beat bolt break bypassing circumvention decampment deliverance dodging ducking elopement elusion elusiveness evasion evasiveness fadeout hegira lam leave out powder release retreat shunning sidestepping spring
WEAK
eschewal runaround
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrival coming entrance stay staying
STRONG
directness meeting
WEAK
capture maintenance
NOUN
extraction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
eradication
STRONG
abstraction derivation drawing elicitation evocation expression extirpation pulling separation withdrawal
WEAK
evulsion taking out uprooting wrenching wresting
Antonyms
WEAK
addition insertion introduction
NOUN
freeing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
loosening
STRONG
clearing deliverance delivery discharging disentangling liberation loosing manumission pardoning releasing reprieve rescuing restoration salvation saving unbinding unchaining unlocking untying
WEAK
granting freedom setting free unfettering
NOUN
palliation
Synonyms
STRONG
abatement alleviation amelioration appeasement assistance assuagement balm break breather cheer comfort consolation contentment cure deliverance diversion ease easement fix hand happiness help letup lift lightening maintenance mitigation mollification palliative refreshment release remission reprieve respite rest restfulness satisfaction softening solace succor support sustenance
WEAK
allayment comforting load off one's mind quick fix
Antonyms
STRONG
aggravation annoyance check continuation depression discontent discouragement dissatisfaction gloom harm hindrance hurt injury irritation misery obstruction sadness stop unhappiness
NOUN
relief
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alleviation assistance comfort happiness help maintenance reprieve respite satisfaction support
STRONG
abatement amelioration appeasement assuagement balm break breather cheer consolation contentment cure deliverance diversion ease easement fix hand handout letup lift lightening mitigation mollification palliative refreshment release remission rest restfulness softening solace succor sustenance
WEAK
allayment comforting load off one's mind quick fix
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hindrance hurt injury stop unhappiness
STRONG
annoyance check continuation sadness
WEAK
damage pain
NOUN
rescue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delivery recovery relief salvage
STRONG
deliverance disembarrassment disentanglement emancipation exploit feat heroics heroism liberation performance ransom reclaiming reclamation recovering redemption release salvation saving
Antonyms
STRONG
failure
WEAK
danger peril
NOUN
salvation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deliverance emancipation liberation pardon redemption restoration
STRONG
conservancy conservation escape exemption keeping lifeline preservation release reprieve safekeeping sustentation
WEAK
preserval
Antonyms
STRONG
destruction
WEAK
endangerment harm hurt injury loss waste

Example Sentences

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The agency said rescuers were "carrying out the evacuation process for the trapped victims using extrication equipment to free them from the wrecked train structures".

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: "The extrication was especially challenging with fuel lines running throughout the aircraft's chassis and aviation fuel stored in its wings."

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

The extrication of the federal workforce from routine economic activity means comparisons, even after data reporting returns, will be askew until normalization sets back in.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 11, 2025

Had officials issued timely alerts, Shurney said she would have been packing up and arranging for her mother’s extrication.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025

He was perplexed beyond the power of extrication.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 2 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher

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