extricate

Questions about extricate

What does extricate mean?

extricate means "release from entanglement of difficulty".

How many syllables are in extricate?

extricate has 3 syllables: ex-tri-cate. The stress falls on "ex". In IPA it is /ˈɛkstɹəˌkeɪt/.

What is another word for extricate?

Close synonyms include untangle, disentangle, disencumber. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is extricate a common word?

extricate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with extricate?

34 words rhyme with extricate. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.