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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb untangle has 2 senses

• untangle(v = verb.contact) disencumber, disentangle, extricate - release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"
is one way to disengage, free
Derived form noun untangling₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

• untangle(v = verb.contact) unknot, unpick, unravel, unscramble - become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "unravel the thread"
is one way to undo
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

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THESAURUS

untangle

answer, bottom, break loose, break out, clarify, clear, clear up, crack, cut loose, debug, decipher, decode, disembarrass, disembroil, disencumber, disengage, disentangle, disintricate, disinvolve, dislodge, divine, do, dope, dope out, explain, extricate, fathom, figure out, find out, find the answer, find the solution, free, get, get out, get right, guess, guess right, have it, hit it, interpret, make out, open the lock, plumb, psych, psych out, puzzle out, ravel, ravel out, release, resolve, riddle, solve, sort out, tear loose, unbraid, unclutter, uncoil, undo, unknot, unlock, unmix, unravel, unriddle, unscramble, unsnarl, unthread, untwine, untwist, unweave, unwind, work, work out

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untangle

Evolution

VB evolve, unfold, unroll, unwind, uncoil, untwist, unfurl, untwine, unravel, untangle, disentangle, develop.

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