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extricable

extricable

1 8.2
Able to be freed from a difficult or stuck situation
  • adjective
  • /ˈɛkstrɪkəbl/
translation icon : extricable
  • The knot was so tight that it was barely extricable without cutting the rope.

Examples

  • Fortunately, the legal issue proved extricable after further investigation.

  • With careful planning, they found the challenge to be extricable rather than overwhelming.

  • She found herself in a complex situation, but it was not entirely extricable.

  • This problem is extricable.

  • The situation seemed extricable from the ongoing conflict.

  • After hours of work, the problem became extricable and was finally resolved.

  • Despite the complexities, the issue proved to be extricable with the right approach.

Synonyms

removable
vsextricable
20 3.3

Something you can take off or move to another place

stresses being freed from a difficulty rather than simple removal
detachable
vsextricable
9 3.5

A part you can remove without damaging the thing it is on

is about escape from entanglement rather than safe separation
extractable
vsextricable
1 5.5

Something you can take out of another thing, like oil from rock

focuses on release from difficulty rather than extraction process
releasable
vsextricable
1 4.0

Made so it can be easily taken off or opened, like a strap

implies freeing from difficulty, not only designed easy release
dislodgeable
vsextricable
6.7

You can move it from its place with some effort

is about being freed from difficulty or entanglement
extractible
vsextricable
  • Specialized
6.1

Something you can remove from a material, often using chemicals or heat

means freeing from constraint rather than lab or chemical removal

Antonyms

3 8.9

Impossible to separate because things are very tightly joined

How Easy

extricable
1 8.2
inextricable
3 8.9

Surface Forms

extricable positive

Morphology

extricable = extricate (transparent) = extric + able

The meaning is directly derived from 'extricate' with the suffix '-able' indicating capability.

Etymology

Extricable comes from the Latin parts ex- ('out') and trica ('trouble' or 'trick'), giving the image of pulling something 'out' of a problem. So, if a situation or knot is extricable, it can be freed or untangled from difficulty.