Synonyms for disengage
ˌdɪs ɛnˈgeɪdʒdis·en·gage

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1. disengage, withdrawverb

   release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles

   "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"

   Synonyms:
   recall, take back, call in, draw back, take away, sequester, swallow, withdraw, unsay, back away, draw off, draw, seclude, take, retire, free, pull back, remove, back out, call back, crawfish, move back, retreat, sequestrate, recede, bow out, take out, pull in one's horns, adjourn, crawfish out, pull away

   Antonyms:
   mesh, lock, engage, operate

2. free, disengageverb

   free or remove obstruction from

   "free a path across the cluttered floor"

   Synonyms:
   justify, unloose, relieve, unloosen, unblock, withdraw, unfreeze, liberate, free, discharge, release, give up, loose, disembarrass, resign, relinquish, rid, exempt, absolve, dislodge

   Antonyms:
   engage, operate, lock, mesh

3. disengageverb

   become free

   "in neutral, the gears disengage"

   Synonyms:
   free, withdraw

   Antonyms:
   lock, operate, mesh, engage

Matched Categories

1. • Change State
   • Release

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1. disengageverb

   Synonyms:
   release, extricate, liberate, clear, disentangle, disembroil, disembarrass, loose, unloose, free, set free

2. disengageverb

   Synonyms:
   separate, detach, divide, disjoin, disunite, dissociate

3. disengageverb

   Synonyms:
   withdraw, wean, draw off

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1. disengageverb

   Synonyms:
   extricate, disembarrass, disentangle, detach, dissociate

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1. List of paraphrases for "disengage":

   unhook, unlatch, disengagement, detach, unplug

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How to use disengage in a sentence?

1. Jeb Bush:

   With grandiosity, they announce resets and disengage, hashtag campaigns replace actual diplomacy and engagement. Personal diplomacy and maturity is replaced by leaks and personal disparagement.

2. Emmanuel Macron:

   Ten days ago, President Donald Trump said the USA's will is to disengage from Syria. We convinced President Donald Trump that it was necessary to stay.

3. Lila Rose:

   Pro-life candidates for office understood this truth during their primary battles, and they cannot afford to alienate their base as we barrel towards the general election. It is not smart politics to mislead or disengage with the base of voters you need to turn out and vote. Pro-life candidates must stay true to their word and campaign on the issue of saving human life to ensure pro-life voters are energized and head to the polls.

4. Jeb Bush:

   This administration talks, but the words fade, they draw red lines, and then erase them. With grandiosity they announce resets and then disengage. Hashtag campaigns replace actual diplomacy and engagement.

5. Read MoreIf McGregor:

   It used to irritate me the way certain narratives are spread and the way words are twisted, I had to just disengage from it, when I came into the game, it used to happen and I'd just laugh it off and play up to it and do my thing. Then it just kept up going on, on, and on. It got a little much and I reacted to disrespect. But no more.