extricable

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adjective

Able to be extricated.

Opposite
inextricable
OriginEnglish extricate ← Latin extrīcātus ← Proto-Italic *eks →
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Meanings

adjectiveextricable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAble to be extricated.

    Antonyms: inextricable

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveAble to be extricated.

Opposite
inextricable

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecapable of being extricated

Opposite
inextricable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Latintrīcae
  7. Latinextrīcō
  8. Latinextrīcātus
  9. Englishextricate
  10. Englishextricable

From extricate + -able.

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APA

extricable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extricable

MLA

“extricable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extricable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extricable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extricable.

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