extract
To take or pull something out, often with effort.
extract in a sentence
- The dentist had to extract Mo's wobbly tooth.
- Bees extract sweet nectar from flowers.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to extract?
- Aimplant
- Bremove
- Cadd
- Dinsert
Show the answer
B: remove. The other three mean the opposite of extract.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to extract?
- Awithdraw
- Binsert
- Cremove
- Dpull
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B: insert. The other three mean nearly the same as extract.
Words that mean something similar
remove, withdraw, pull
Words that mean the opposite
insert, add, implant
More words about movement & action
- falter: To lose confidence and begin to hesitate or stumble.
- feat: An act that takes great skill, strength or courage.
- flail: To wave your arms and legs about wildly.
- flee: To run away from danger.
- fleet: Fast and nimble in movement.
- flinch: To make a small, sudden movement because of pain, fear or surprise.
- forage: To search for food in the wild.
- frolic: To play and jump about happily.
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