untangle
verbDivide untangle into syllables:
un · tan · gle
How to pronounce untangle:
Definition of untangle:
- untangle (verb):
- to free from tangles or confusion
- to loose from tangles or entanglement straighten out
- become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of.
Synonyms for untangle:
disentangle
disunite
extricate
part
separate
sort out
straighten out
undo
unknot
unpick
unravel
unscramble
unsnarl
untwine
untwist
unweave
Antonyms for untangle:
embroil
enmesh
entangle
jumble
muddle
snarl
tangle
twine
twist
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