'Untangle' definitions:
Definition of 'untangle'
(from WordNet)
verb
Release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task" [syn: extricate, untangle, disentangle, disencumber]
verb
Definition of 'Untangle'
From: GCIDE
- Untangle \Un*tan"gle\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + tangle.] To loose from tangles or intricacy; to disentangle; to resolve; as, to untangle thread. [1913 Webster]
- Untangle but this cruel chain. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'untangle'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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