untangled
No longer knotted
Untangled means freed from tangles or knots.
Hair that was matted is now untangled; a knotted cord has been straightened out.
Figuratively, untangled describes something complicated that has been sorted out or clarified: We finally untangled the billing mess.
The word works as both past tense of untangle and as an adjective describing the resulting state.
Made free from snarls
- unknottedFreed from a tangle
- unraveledCame undone or solved
- unsnarledFreed from tangles
- untwistedMade no longer helical
straightened · loosened · unwound · uncoiled · unbent · unfurled · unlaced · unbraided
Resolved or organized
- figured outUnderstood after effort
- decipheredConverted from code
- decodedConverted from cipher
- unraveledCame undone or solved
demystified · worked through · pieced together · cleared up · explained · illuminated · elucidated · unpacked
Released from entanglement
- liberatedReleased from confinement
- releasedSet free from confinement
- extractedRemoved from source
- escapedGot away from confinement
disengaged · detached · removed · gotten out · unbound · unshackled · unfettered · loose
No longer in question
- worked outSuccessfully determined or solved
- sortedPut in order
- reconciledRestored to harmony
- negotiatedReached terms through discussion
mediated · ironed out · cleared up · addressed · defused · mended · patched up · straightened out
Freed from a load
- destressedPronunciation made weaker
- unwoundReleased from coils
- decompressedRestored to original volume
- at easeRelaxed, not tense
lighter · calmer · relaxed · peaceful · soothed · settled · untroubled · composed
disentangled
Made free from snarls
untwisted · straightened · loosened · unwound · uncoiled · unbent · unfurled · unlaced · unbraided · unhooked
sorted out
Resolved or organized
- figured outUnderstood after effort
- decipheredConverted from code
- decodedConverted from cipher
unraveled · demystified · worked through · pieced together · cleared up · explained · illuminated · elucidated · unpacked · broken down
extricated
Released from entanglement
escaped · disengaged · detached · removed · gotten out · unbound · unshackled · unfettered · loose · clear
settled
No longer in question
- worked outSuccessfully determined or solved
- sortedPut in order
- reconciledRestored to harmony
negotiated · mediated · ironed out · cleared up · addressed · defused · mended · patched up · straightened out · concluded
unburdened
Freed from a load
- destressedPronunciation made weaker
- unwoundReleased from coils
- decompressedRestored to original volume
at ease · lighter · calmer · relaxed · peaceful · soothed · settled · untroubled · composed
- arrangementsarrangement, orchestration, arranged, array, configuration
untangledtangled
Twisted confusedly together
entangled · complicated · convoluted · knotty · snarled