Free
Free verb - To set free (as from slavery or confinement).
Tangle
Tangle verb - To catch or hold as if in a net.
Usage example: was at last tangled in the web of lies that he had told to everyone
Both words in one sentence
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After Tarzan has dropped a whole tangle of vines onto Clayton to incapacitate him, he starts cutting himself free in a rage...but doesn't notice that one vine around his neck.
Source: Disney / Tarzan - Most people with Rapunzel Hair swear by the two basics: Braids and/or buns, which keep hair contained, tangle-free, and out of the way.
Source: Boring But Practical / Real Life -
The Lord of the Rings: Legolas's miraculously tangle-free hair.
Source: Improbable Hairstyle
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Tangle or Free. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/free/tangle.
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