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Definition of untangle : To loose from tangles or intricacy; to disentangle; to resolve; as, to untangle thread.

Synonyms:

straighten out, comb, unwind, disentangle, disencumber, free, disinvolve, disengage, extricate, disembroil, comb out, unsnarl, unpick, run, unravel, put in order, unknot, unscramble, ravel, ravel out, order, clear

Usage examples:

• Reddy was laughing to see how hard Bowser the Hound was working to untangle Reddy's mixed- up trail. - "The Adventures of Reddy Fox", Thornton W. Burgess.
• But Ben Hall seemed to know how to untangle them, and soon the work of getting the tent to shore began to look easier. - "Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus", Laura Lee Hope.
• Rid yourself of all your suspicions, if that's what they are, and I'll try to untangle things. - "The Merriweather Girls and the Mystery of the Queen's Fan", Lizette M. Edholm.