Extricable

ex·tri·cate  (kstr-kt)

tr.v. ex·tri·cat·ed, ex·tri·cat·ing, ex·tri·cates

1. To release from an entanglement or difficulty; disengage.

2. Archaic To distinguish from something related.

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[Latin extrcre, extrct- : ex-, ex- + trcae, hindrances, perplexities.]

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extri·ca·ble (-k-bl) adj.

extri·cation n.

Synonyms: extricate, disengage, disentangle, untangle
These verbs mean to free from something that entangles: extricated herself from an embarrassing situation; trying to disengage his attention from the television; disentangled the oar from the water lilies; a trapped animal that untangled itself from a net.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

extricable - capable of being extricated inextricable - not permitting extrication; incapable of being disentangled or untied; "an inextricable knot"; "inextricable unity"