untangling

Definitions

The act of separating or straightening out something that is knotted, twisted, or tangled.

The process of resolving a complicated or confused situation, problem, or set of ideas.

Examples

She spent the entire afternoon untangling the knots in her necklace.

The detective is currently untangling the complex web of lies surrounding the case.

Synonyms

unraveling disentangling resolving simplifying clearing sorting out unscrambling

Antonyms

tangling complicating knotting entangling snarling confusing muddling