untangle
verb (used with object), un·tan·gled, un·tan·gling.
Origin of untangle
Related Words for untangle
extricate, unravel, disentangle, unscramble, explain, solve, disencumber, untwist, unsnarl, disembroil, unweaveExamples from the Web for untangle
Contemporary Examples of untangle
How will they find legal advice to help them untangle the legal nightmare of applying for and qualifying for asylum?
A few doors down, Jeff Nier was trying to figure out how to untangle the three-car pile-up in his driveway.
Nightmare on Coney Island After Sandy Knocks Historic Area to its KneesPaula Szuchman
November 1, 2012
Observers, meanwhile, will continue to untangle Magnotta's reality, breaking down the legend he spent years building up online.
It will take an outsider to untangle the pernicious insiders' club that Berlusconi created in the Italian government.
Come Thursday, the Moon causes misunderstandings that you find impossible to untangle.
Historical Examples of untangle
Your philosophy may be a trifle mixed, but it will untangle itself later on.
Frank Merriwell's BraveryBurt L. Standish
Sally Ann never failed to locate the trouble or to untangle the yarn.
Susan B. AnthonyAlma Lutz
A cup of chocolate, served by Gothon, helped not a little to untangle his ideas.
The Man With The Broken EarEdmond About
I have been spending all the afternoon getting on to the phone to Paris to untangle the muddle.
The Man Who KnewEdgar Wallace
Those who were actually laboring to untangle the ropes only increased the snarl.
Down the RhineOliver Optic