untangle
verb
un·tan·gle
ˌən-ˈtaŋ-gəl 
untangled; untangling; untangles
: to loose from tangles or entanglement : straighten out
untangle a knot
untangle a mystery
Examples of untangle in a Sentence
She carefully untangled the child's hair.
He untangled the garden hose.
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Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
So when a diabetic patient develops gastroparesis, untangling whether the drug or the disease is responsible is genuinely difficult.
—Ryan Brennan
june 11, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
Navy excels at untangling human emotions and picking through them without being didactic or moralistic.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 10 June 2026
Some forms of fraud can take months—or even years—to untangle.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for untangle
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“Untangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untangle. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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untangle
verb
un·tan·gle
ˌən-ˈtaŋ-gəl
ˈən-
1
: to remove a tangle from : disentangle
untangle a knot
2
: to straighten out : resolve
untangle a mystery
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