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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1. Barbara Muschietti:

   What was probably more important to me was resemblance, physical resemblance, i get turned off very easily when I see a movie with two timelines and the actors don't look alike. It's enough for me to disengage, so I wanted to start this movie with that already clear, people already believing that it could be the same character.

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. Lori Lightfoot:

   What it gets is they get to try to flex their power, but they do it at the expense of our children, they do it at the expense of our families. We know that when we were fully remote previously, 100,000 of our kids lost contact and would disengage from the system. We saw in the elementary schools the failure rate during remote learning triple from what it was. We saw the trauma and social emotional harm to students across our system.

5. Addison:

   It is very hard for the mind to disengage itself from a subject on which it has been long employed. The thoughts will be rising of themselves from time to time, though we have given them no encouragement, as the tossings and fluctuations of the sea continue several hours after the winds are laid.