UNTANGLED Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

untangled

verb

past tense of untangle

as in unraveled

to separate the various strands of gently untangled the baby's hair

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as in freed

to set free from entanglement or difficulty I was finally able to untangle myself from my credit problems

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Recent Examples of untangled Below are the ones that untangled our knots and delivered the most seamless combing and brushing experience. — Eden Stuart, Glamour, 7 July 2026 There remain other, muddled storylines across this LIV timeline that won’t get untangled. — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026 One other question may be how easily his businesses may be untangled if the company is sold in pieces. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026 They eventually were untangled, and the referees were convening at center ice when Tkachuk skated off the bench and toward the Red Wings penalty box to talk to Edvinsson. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 27 Feb. 2026 At the end of Manchester City’s 2-1 recent win against Liverpool, as officials gradually untangled the bizarre late incident involving Erling Haaland and Dominik Szoboszlai, Neville informed viewers how close the game was to full time. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026 This petite, chic travel jewelry case keeps necklaces untangled, prevents rings from drifting to the bottom of her carry-on, and secures earring posts from bending or breaking. — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026 North Crowley fell on it first, but when the pile was untangled, Allen tight end Jackson Hoppe had it. — Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Dec. 2025 Each is a kind of performance, Blue Cowboy implies, that can be untangled and revealed as a fiction but also contains something beautiful in its sustained gesture. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025

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As in Swalwell’s case, Platner’s support has unraveled quickly, leaving him with little path forward.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
As the statisticians looked up the last time someone had lost the Wimbledon men’s final from such a position (John Bromwich in 1948), Djokovic could have unraveled.

— Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of unraveled

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As in the case of the Oxy offer, following the completion of the transaction Aeffe would be freed from its debt but substantially deprived of assets.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 7 July 2026
Now imagine that space freed up for a designer to rethink the motherboard or allocate more room to other components, such as a bigger battery.

— John Burek, PC Magazine, 5 July 2026

Definition of freed

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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

Definition of disentangled

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But Sears went five scoreless innings, which saved Márquez for Tuesday.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Lettuce and other leafy foods with multiple layers pose a higher risk of contamination, but with a vigorous wash and peeling the outer layers, even the greens can be saved.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of saved

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The sheriff's office says that deputies and workers extricated the man and attempted life-saving measures, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Russo and Flanagan were pronounced dead after being mechanically extricated from the wreckage, records show.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026

Definition of extricated

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Her parents arrived in America with her older sister in 1947 after getting liberated from Auschwitz concentration camp and losing most of their family in the Holocaust.

— Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
When the United States invaded the Philippines during the Spanish-American War, Twain naively imagined that the country would be liberated and turned into a republic.

— Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

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