untangle

un·tan·gle

verb \ˌən-ˈtaŋ-gəl\

Definition of UNTANGLE

transitive verb

: to loose from tangles or entanglement : straighten out <untangle a knot> <untangle a mystery>

Examples of UNTANGLE

1. She carefully untangled the child's hair.
2. He untangled the garden hose.

First Known Use of UNTANGLE

1550

Related to UNTANGLE

Synonyms: disentangle, ravel (out), unbraid, unlay, unsnarl, unravel, untwine, untwist, unweave

Antonyms: entangle, snarl, tangle

Related Words: fray, fret; smooth, straighten (out); uncoil, undo, unknot, unlace, unroll, unstring, unthread, untie, unwind

Near Antonyms: braid, knot, lace, plait, ply, splice, tie, wind

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Rhymes with UNTANGLE

embrangle, entangle, face angle, pentangle, quadrangle, rectangle, right angle, round angle, straight angle, triangle, wide-angle