detangling

Freeing tangled strands

Detangling is the process of removing tangles and knots, typically from hair.

The term appears most often in hair care: detangling spray, detangling brush, She spent twenty minutes detangling her daughter's curls.

The word extends to any careful separation of things that have become snarled or confused: detangling a mess of cables, detangling the facts of a complicated case.

hair

comb

Toothed grooming implement

brushBristled cleaning tool
conditionerHair-smoothing product
knotsSecured loops in rope

tangles · snarls · coils · curls · frizz · strands · texture · leave-in · spray · silicone-free

unraveling

knots

Secured loops in rope

threadsTwisted fiber strands
yarnTwisted strand for crafts
snarlHostile vocal threat

unwind · untwist · disentangle · weaving · mesh · unlace · unhook · unravel · loosen · separate

clarifying

complexity

State of being complicated

confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
unravelSeparate intertwined strands
simplifyMake less complex

sort · organize · decode · decipher · resolve · separate · clarify · straighten · parse · analyze

detangling

comb

knots

complexity

detangling

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