Untangle

/ʌnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/

Synonyms for "untangle" (121 found)

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Verb(7 words)

unravel disentangle clarify detangle disencumber disentangled disentangles

answer bottombreak loosebreak outclarify clearclear awayclear upcrackcut loosedebug decipher decode disembarrass disembroil disencumber disengage disentangle

Strong matches (36)

Noun(1 words)

disentangling

disintricate disinvolve dislodge divine do dopedope outexplain extremity extricate fathomfigure outfind outfind the answerfind the solutionfree getget outget rightguess

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guess righthave ithit ithit the nail on the headinterpret liberatemake outopen the lockplumb psychpsych out

Verb(4 words)

explain extricate feeze losmaken

Related words (60)

puzzle outravelravel outrelease resolve riddle simplify solvesort outstraightentear looseunbraid unclutter uncoil undo unknot unlock unmix unravel unriddle

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unschooled unscramble unsnarl unthread untie untutored untwine untwist unweave unwind workwork out

Verb(20 words)

raveled ravelled ravelling separate solvestraighten outtease outteased uncrossed unknot unlace unpick unraveled unravelled unravels unscramble unsnarl unsnarled unsnarls unwind

Noun(8 words)

raveling ravels unlacingunravel mysteryunraveling unravelling unsnarling unwinding

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More general

6 entries

disengage explain free separate simplify undo

More specific

8 entries

demystify topicdetangle hairdetangle yarnexplain conceptorganize dataoutline stepsunbraid cordunravel thread

Collocations

6 entries

untangle a messuntangle a problemuntangle confusionuntangle hairuntangle knotsuntangle yarn

Inflections

3 entries

untangled untangles untangling

Derivations

3 entries

untanglement untangler untangling

Sample sentences

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It took Tom ages to untangle his fishing line.

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I untangle my hair monthly.

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I can't untangle my hair.

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This knot is impossible to untangle.

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