untangled

verb

past tense of untangle
1
as in unraveled
to separate the various strands of gently untangled the baby's hair

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2
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 Zack Wheeler pitched a gem against Tampa Bay on Sunday and untangled a few thousand knots inside the stomachs of Phillies fans, and even from those inside a mostly solemn clubhouse. — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untangled
  1. unraveled
  2. freed
  3. disentangled
  4. saved
  5. extricated
  6. liberated
Verb
  • Brooklyn unraveled in the final two minutes Saturday, surrendering 10 consecutive points and a 17-point lead in a 124-121 loss to the Hawks at State Farm Arena.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Astrologer Renee Watt urges taking stock of where prior relationships unraveled and what red flags were brushed aside.
    — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of unraveled
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  • Giving up some play-calling duties has freed Frost to be more involved on the sidelines with other parts of the game.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Photography freed painters from the obligation to reproduce the visible world.
    — Ben Feder, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of freed
Verb
  • The researchers discovered that the nuclear spin could be flipped even when the electron and nuclear spins were largely disentangled.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Pawlikowski’s mother and father, also named Zula and Wiktor, whose unmanageable love had kept them tangled and disentangled for decades, took their own lives in 1989, as the Cold War that had cast its chill upon their time was beginning to thaw.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of disentangled
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  • Each of the birthday edition Huayras is stunning in its own way, but photos of the latest entry suggest the designer’s eponymous marque saved the best for last.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Offensively, kicker Brandon Aubrey saved a handful of drives from being complete washes, but the failure to execute continued to rear its head in the fourth quarter and overtime to assist Arizona in pulling out the win.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of saved
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  • The driver of the other car, 47, of Valparaiso, and his passenger, also needed to be extricated, police said.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Sports in our colleges and universities should be extricated from higher education as soon as possible.
    — Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of extricated
Verb
  • While reminiscing during the July reunion, a reflective Epstein described feeling liberated after the Cubs returned from Cleveland with the World Series trophy in hand.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • After Ukrainian forces liberated it, Kozatske gradually came under siege by drones as the war turned increasingly technological.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of liberated

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“Untangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untangled. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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