Synonyms for untangle
ʌnˈtæŋ gəlun·tan·gle

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1. untangleverb

   Synonyms:
   disentangle

   Antonyms:
   tangle

2. untangleverb

   To remove tangles or knots.

   With gentle combing, untangle your hair.

   Synonyms:
   disentangle

   Antonyms:
   tangle

3. untangleverb

   (by extension) To remove confusion or mystery.

   It took awhile, but he finally untangled the problem.

   Synonyms:
   disentangle

   Antonyms:
   tangle

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1. extricate, untangle, disentangle, disencumberverb

   release from entanglement of difficulty

   "I cannot extricate myself from this task"

   Synonyms:
   unpick, unsnarl, disentangle, comb out, unravel, unwind, extricate, comb, disencumber, straighten out, disembroil, unscramble, disinvolve, unknot

2. unravel, unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpickverb

   become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of

   "unravel the thread"

   Synonyms:
   unpick, run, disentangle, ravel out, extricate, ravel, unravel, disencumber, unscramble, unknot

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1. untangleverb

   Synonyms:
   disentangle

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1. untangleverb

   Synonyms:
   unravel, disentangle

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1. List of paraphrases for "untangle":

   undo

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How to use untangle in a sentence?

1. Matteo Chinazzi:

   The initial introduction of the virus in the U.S. coincided with the peak of theflu season, so the symptoms you had, it would be difficult to untangle with flu.

2. Alan Howard:

   Qi helps untangle complex markets and identify what is driving asset prices. I can see many applications for Qi's technology and am pleased to support them in their expansion.

3. Candace Rondeaux:

   One tends to think that Putin is this diabolical man who controls all the things inside and outside of the Kremlin. That’s kind of true. He definitely has a lot of power over state agencies. He has a lot of power over business enterprises throughout the country and therefore the wealth of the country, but there’s something deeper here. Russia’s oligarchy, its mafia class and its security class have started to fuse to the point where you cannot untangle them from each other and they need each other.