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. The King:

   For me the most important thing is that I have a hobby for which I need to concentrate completely, you have an aircraft, passengers and crew. You have responsibility for them. You can't take your problems from the ground into the skies. You can completely disengage and concentrate on something else. That, for me, is the most relaxing part of flying.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

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.