Synonyms of disentangled

disentangled

verb

past tense of disentangle

1

as in unraveled

to separate the various strands of

it took forever to disentangle the knot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unraveled
• untangled
• untwisted
• untwined
• unbraided
• raveled (out)
• frayed
• unwove
• unsnarled
• smoothed
• unlaid
• untied
• straightened (out)
• unrolled
• unwound
• uncoiled
• undid
• unknotted
• unlaced
• fretted
• unthreaded
• unstrung

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• entangled
• tangled
• snarled
• tied
• wound
• plied
• knotted
• spliced
• laced
• braided
• plaited

2

as in freed

to set free from entanglement or difficulty

the years that it took to disentangle ourselves from our troubles after someone started using our social security numbers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• freed
• liberated
• extricated
• saved
• untangled
• redeemed
• disengaged
• rescued
• released
• cut loose
• cleared
• disembarrassed
• delivered
• untied
• unraveled
• unburdened
• disencumbered
• disburdened
• untwined
• unsnarled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hampered
• blocked
• hindered
• entangled
• impeded
• obstructed
• loaded
• weighed
• embroiled
• burdened
• encumbered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disentangled

The unique shape of these events meant that signals from wakes could be more easily disentangled from surrounding noise. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 July 2026

On Sunday, June 14, the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) disentangled a relatively small humpback whale after recreational boaters spotted the animal anchored in fishing gear in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary late that morning, CCS said in a press release. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026

Veterinarians then assessed whether Meatloaf could be safely disentangled in the water or needed to be brought in for further care, Jaros said. — Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

Provocative journalist and interviewer of the powerful There were those for whom art could not be disentangled from life, whose creations, often read as confessions, were intrinsically connected to their identities. — Amisha Padnani, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026

The filing underscores the administration’s position that immigration enforcement and foreign policy decisions cannot be disentangled from national security concerns and that all of those are solely under the federal government’s purview. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 Jan. 2026

No Spotify or Netflix exists for literature, where (other than with some exceptions, such as for vinyl collectors) the medium and the message are more easily disentangled, but the codex has endured for two millennia whereas the CD and the DVD lasted barely two decades. — Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025