DISENTANGLING Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

disentangling

verb

present participle of disentangle

as in unraveling

to separate the various strands of it took forever to disentangle the knot

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as in freeing

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

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Recent Examples of disentangling The fundamental goal of the 1787 Constitution was to establish a republican form of government — and that meant disentangling the traditional powers of the monarch and placing them in different branches of government. — David French, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026 Embedded in a patriarchal family within an oppressive society, Mrie faces the challenge of disentangling herself from both. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026 Our narrator, a gay, happily married father of two disentangling himself from a poly love affair, is—depending on the light—brilliant, self-mythologizing, abject, hopeful, and vulnerable. — Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025 Brittany Luse is joined by writer and journalist Ana Marie Cox to get into how people are disentangling alcohol from their lives, and the lessons she's learned as a recovering alcoholic. — Veralyn Williams, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025 Patel has talked about disentangling the FBI’s intelligence-gathering operations — now a core function of the bureau’s mandate — from the rest of its operations. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2024 For conditions like obesity, neurodegenerative disease (like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases), and some psychiatric diseases (like depression), disentangling cause from effect is more challenging. — Keren Landman, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018

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Verb

The story begins after her death, with Faye waking in the Everywhen to find her protective plans for Kratos and Atreus unraveling, facing antagonists like Sekhmet.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Irsay-Gordon, however, likened the Colts’ unraveling to pressing pause on a movie.

— James Boyd, New York Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of unraveling

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By implementing these automations, individuals can ensure continuous engagement, secure clients and collaborators, and track progress effectively, all while freeing up valuable time to focus on core activities.

— Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Better yet, the chairs tuck neatly beneath the table when playtime is over, freeing up valuable floor space when a blanket fort is suddenly requested.

— Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 31 July 2026

Definition of freeing

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Similar models exist in other countries and are seen as important to accelerating breakthroughs and administering life-saving treatments especially for rare diseases, where there is little commercial incentive for research.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Garcia credited the first responding officer with saving their lives.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026

Definition of saving

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Researchers will spend years untangling the two, and policymakers will be reading corridor numbers that mean less every quarter.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Mike walked up and down the boat, untangling lines, re-tying lures, and helping anyone who needed it.

— Matthew Every, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026

Definition of untangling

Verb

But at the same time, there was something in really wanting to challenge myself and just surrendering to having the experience of being that person, that felt artistically really satisfying and kind of liberating.

— Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026
Personal revelations feel liberating under the Aquarius full moon.

— USA TODAY, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Definition of liberating

Verb

But when specifically asked whether any Americans have been exposed to Ebola, and whether the government is planning on extricating them from the DRC, the CDC’s incident manager, Satish Pillai, did not answer the questions.

— Helen Branswell, STAT, 17 May 2026
Part of the experiment involves Mesler willingly extricating himself from Kordansky’s gallery roster.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026

Definition of extricating

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Soak for 30 minutes to absorb the bath’s therapeutic benefits which include releasing tension, cleansing your skin, and relaxing your body.

— Rana Good, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
Food waste to renewable natural gas Here, a special cocktail of microbes will feed on the slurry, releasing gases, like methane, as a waste product.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

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