untangle

Verb

Verb Forms: untangled, untangling, untangles

• To free from tangles or to clarify.
• release from entanglement of difficulty
• become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
• To remove tangles or knots from.
• To remove confusion or mystery from.

Examples

• I spent a good five minutes trying to untangle the mess of letters on my rack.
• It took a while, but he finally untangled the problem.
• With gentle combing, untangle your hair.

Synonyms

disencumber, disentangle, extricate, unknot, unpick, unravel, unscramble

Antonyms

knot, ravel, tangle