detangles

Frees knotted strands

Detangles means removes tangles or knots, especially from hair: This conditioner detangles even the most stubborn knots.

The term applies to combs, brushes, and hair products designed to smooth snarls.

Figuratively, to detangle is to sort out something complicated: She detangles the bureaucratic mess.

free

disentangle

Free from snarls

loosen · unbind · unshackle · unfetter · extract · separate · remove · escape · break free · unstick

hair

comb

Toothed grooming implement

snarls · serum · silky · smooth · manageable · soft · shiny · sleek · straighten · moisturize

unravel

knots

Secured loops in rope

loosen · untwist · uncoil · unsnarl · unbraid · unlace · unthread · extricate · unfurl · unweave

clarify

elucidate

To make understood

illuminate · interpret · unravel · sort out · disambiguate · decipher · straighten out · make sense of · shed light · clarification

Opposites
hair/fiber manipulation

detanglestangles

Knotted, twisted masses

knots · snarls · teases · backcombs · rats

complexity/order

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Traps by intertwining

tangles · complicates · knots · snarls · confuses

Phrases
Family

detangler, detangle, detangling, detanglers, detangled

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G