Antonyms for untangle
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uhn-tang-guh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈtæŋ gəl |
Definition of untangle
Origin :- 1540s, from un- (2) + tangle. Related: Untangled; untangling.
- verb straighten out
- Your philosophy may be a trifle mixed, but it will untangle itself later on.
- Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Bravery » by Burt L. Standish
- Sally Ann never failed to locate the trouble or to untangle the yarn.
- Extract from : « Susan B. Anthony » by Alma Lutz
- A cup of chocolate, served by Gothon, helped not a little to untangle his ideas.
- Extract from : « The Man With The Broken Ear » by Edmond About
- I have been spending all the afternoon getting on to the phone to Paris to untangle the muddle.
- Extract from : « The Man Who Knew » by Edgar Wallace
- Those who were actually laboring to untangle the ropes only increased the snarl.
- Extract from : « Down the Rhine » by Oliver Optic
- It took the repair men an hour to untangle the wires and fix them.
- Extract from : « David and the Phoenix » by Edward Ormondroyd
- “For what you call your mix-up to untangle,” was his answer.
- Extract from : « The Prairie Mother » by Arthur Stringer
- She stopped to cough and to show Helen how to untangle some threads.
- Extract from : « The Bishop of Cottontown » by John Trotwood Moore
- He dozed off, for all his wretchedness, exhausted by his efforts to untangle the snarl.
- Extract from : « A Man to His Mate » by J. Allan Dunn
- It was, admitted the trainman, too much for him to untangle.
- Extract from : « Agent Nine and the Jewel Mystery » by Graham M. Dean
Synonyms for untangle
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