Tangle and Untwine

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Tangle verb - To twist together into a usually confused mass.

Usage example: that darn cat tangled the yarn I was trying to knit with

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Untwine is an antonym for tangle.

Nearby Words: tangled, tangling, tangly

Untwine verb - To separate the various strands of.

Usage example: untwined his shoelaces

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Tangle is an antonym for untwine in topics: unwind, undo.

Nearby Word: untwining

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Untwine and Tangle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/tangle/untwine

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