Vocabulary
Extricate
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.
Urdu meaning
بچانا، نجات دلانا، مشکلات سے نکالنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Mr Trump`s speech was replete with familiar contradictions, indicating yet again that Washington has no real plan to extricate itself from the Iranian quagmire.
Dawn Editorials —
Trump`s hot air
— 2026-04-03
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He may seek an exit from a war that he appears to have already lost, but it seems extremely difficult for him to extricate himself from this quagmire.
Dawn Editorials —
Perils of mediation
— 2026-04-01
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Then he claims `We have won in many ways but not enough.It is uncertain how Trump will extricate himself from a crisis of his making.
Dawn Editorials —
The march of folly
— 2026-03-16
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The US has not come to the rescue of its Arab allies, as the Trump administration tries to extricate itself from an increasingly chaotic war.
Dawn Editorials —
Collective security
— 2026-03-12
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All this has placed the military-bacl(ed government in an increasingly precarious position.It will be hard for the US to extricate itself from a no-win war.
Dawn Editorials —
Trump`s no-win war
— 2026-03-04
Synonyms
extract, free,withdraw, let loose, release, unfasten, unclasp, disentangle, get out
Antonyms
entangle, involve
Curator example
“he was trying to extricate himself from official duties”
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