Manacle and Untangle

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Manacle verb - To confine or restrain with or as if with chains.

Usage example: manacled the prisoner to the wall

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Untangle is an antonym for manacle.

Nearby Word: manacled

Untangle verb - To separate the various strands of.

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Manacle is an antonym for untangle.

Nearby Word: untangling

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Untangle and Manacle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/manacle/untangle

Manacle & Untangle. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/manacle/untangle>.

Untangle or Manacle. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/manacle/untangle.

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