Tangle and Unlay

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Tangle verb - To catch or hold as if in a net.

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Unlay is an antonym for tangle.

Nearby Words: tangled, tangling, tangly

Unlay verb - To separate the various strands of.

Usage example: our tour guide at the maritime museum showed us how sailors used to unlay rope

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Tangle is an antonym for unlay.

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Unlay and Tangle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/tangle/unlay

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