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untangle

un·tan·gle
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-tang-guh l]
    • /ʌnˈtæŋ gəl/
    • /ʌnˈtæŋ.ɡl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-tang-guh l]
    • /ʌnˈtæŋ gəl/

Definitions of untangle word

  • verb with object untangle to bring out of a tangled state; disentangle; unsnarl. 1
  • verb with object untangle to straighten out or clear up (anything confused or perplexing). 1
  • transitive verb untangle free from knots or twists 1
  • transitive verb untangle clarify 1
  • intransitive verb untangle separate, distinguish 1
  • verb untangle If you untangle something that is knotted or has become twisted around something, you undo the knots in it or free it. 0

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Origin of untangle

First appearance:

before 1540
One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50; un-2 + tangle1

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Parts of speech for Untangle

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

untangle popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for untangle

verb untangle

  • break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
  • carded — a machine for combing and paralleling fibers of cotton, flax, wool, etc., prior to spinning to remove short, undesirable fibers and produce a sliver.
  • carding — the process of preparing the fibres of cotton, wool, etc, for spinning
  • clue in — anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
  • comb — A comb is a flat piece of plastic or metal with narrow pointed teeth along one side, which you use to tidy your hair.

Antonyms for untangle

verb untangle

  • boxed in — simple past tense and past participle of box in.
  • buffalo — A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards. Buffalo are usually found in southern and eastern Africa.
  • buffaloed — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
  • buffaloing — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
  • co-ordinate — If you co-ordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.

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