unentangles
Sorts out snarls
Unentangles means to free something from a tangled, knotted, or complicated state.
You might unentangle a kite string, a necklace chain, or a mass of cables.
Figuratively, to unentangle is to sort out something confusing or complex: It took months to unentangle the company's finances after the merger.
The word is interchangeable with disentangles, though the latter is somewhat more common.
Frees from complication
- untanglesSeparates what's knotted
- unravelsSeparates twisted strands
- untwistsReverses a coiling motion
- unknotsRemoves a tangle
unwinds · unbinds · loosens · frees · extricates · unsnarls · unweaves · unlaces
Makes something understandable
- elucidatesMakes something understandable
- demystifiesMakes understandable
- deciphersInterprets coded messages
- illuminatesProvides light to
clears up · sorts out · makes sense of · unpacks · breaks down · interprets · decodes · explicates
Resolves or organizes
- works outEngages in physical exercise
- untanglesSeparates what's knotted
- settlesComes to rest
- resolvesSettles or concludes firmly
clears up · reconciles · mediates · negotiates · disentangles · addresses · handles · navigates
Recognizes as different
- differentiatesIdentifies distinguishing features
- isolatesKeeps separate from others
- parsesExamines syntax systematically
- picks apartAnalyzes critically for flaws
teases out · sifts · sorts · separates · extracts · dissects · delineates · unbundles
disentangles
Frees from complication
unknots · unwinds · unbinds · loosens · frees · extricates · unsnarls · unweaves · unlaces · unbraids
explains
Makes something understandable
- elucidatesMakes something understandable
- demystifiesMakes understandable
- deciphersInterprets coded messages
illuminates · clears up · sorts out · makes sense of · unpacks · breaks down · interprets · decodes · explicates · simplifies
sorts out
Resolves or organizes
resolves · clears up · reconciles · mediates · negotiates · disentangles · addresses · handles · navigates · works through
distinguishes
Recognizes as different
- differentiatesIdentifies distinguishing features
- isolatesKeeps separate from others
- parsesExamines syntax systematically
picks apart · teases out · sifts · sorts · separates · extracts · dissects · delineates · unbundles · decouples