English Synonym Finder

untangle

Definitions

To make something that is knotted or tangled become straight or free.

To resolve or clarify a complicated situation or problem.

Examples

It took me nearly an hour to untangle the knots in my headphones.

The mediator helped the two parties untangle their complex legal dispute.

Synonyms

unravel disentangle resolve simplify unwind clarify sort

Antonyms

tangle snarl knot complicate confuse entangle muddle