detangle
Free from knots
To detangle is to remove tangles or knots, usually from hair: She worked conditioner through to detangle the knots.
The word extends to anything knotted or confused—wires, yarn, complicated situations: It took months to detangle the company's finances.
Detangle emphasizes the careful, gradual process of unknotting rather than simply cutting through.
Toothed grooming implement
- brushBristled cleaning tool
- conditionerHair-smoothing product
- knotsSecured loops in rope
- tanglesKnotted, twisted masses
snarls · matting · strands · locks · hairbrush · combing · brushing · grooming
Secured loops in rope
- snarlsGrowls or knots
- untwistReverse rotational entanglement
- unwindRelease accumulated tension
- loosenReduce tension or grip
disentangle · separate · unweave · unsnarl · straighten · untie · unknot · tease apart
Resolve or organize
- unravelSeparate intertwined strands
- simplifyMake less complex
- clarifyMake something understandable
- make sense ofGrasp the meaning
work through · understand · clear up · resolve · straighten out · break down · demystify · decode
comb
Toothed grooming implement
- brushBristled cleaning tool
- conditionerHair-smoothing product
- knotsSecured loops in rope
tangles · snarls · matting · strands · locks · hairbrush · combing · brushing · grooming · untwist
knots
Secured loops in rope
loosen · disentangle · separate · unweave · unsnarl · straighten · untie · unknot · tease apart · work through
sort out
Resolve or organize
make sense of · work through · understand · clear up · resolve · straighten out · break down · demystify · decode · decipher
- groomingbrushing teeth, clean shave, bathe, groomed, haircut
- hairhair, haircut, hairstyle, hair loss, coily
- salonhairdresser, beautician, stylist, hairstylist, nail tech
- natural hairafro, locs, twists, braids, coils
- Curlscurl, coil, ringlet, spiral, helix
- detangling brushTool for smoothing snarled hair
- detangling brushesHair tools for knots
- detangling combTool for knotted hair