untwines
Undoes the twist
Untwines means separates or unwinds things that have been twisted together.
Thread untwines from a spool; vines untwine from a trellis.
The word works both transitively and intransitively: She untwines the ribbons from her hair or The rope untwines as tension releases.
Figuratively, relationships or fates that were intertwined may untwine.
Free from snarls
- untangleUndo knots or confusion
- unknotRemove a tangle
- unbraidUndo interwoven strands
- unlaceUndo threaded cords
unweave · uncoil · unravel · unsnarl · unfurl · loosen · unloop · straighten
Undo knots or confusion
- disentangleFree from snarls
- sort outResolve or organize
- unravelSeparate intertwined strands
- decodeConvert from cipher
decipher · simplify · demystify · elucidate · resolve · work out · figure out · make sense of
disentangle
Free from snarls
unlace · unweave · uncoil · unravel · unsnarl · unfurl · loosen · unloop · straighten · tease apart
untangle
Undo knots or confusion
- disentangleFree from snarls
- sort outResolve or organize
- unravelSeparate intertwined strands
decode · decipher · simplify · demystify · elucidate · resolve · work out · figure out · make sense of · clear up
extricate
Free from entanglement
disengage · unfetter · unshackle · loosen · unhook · unclasp · unbind · extract · remove · withdraw
divide
Separate into parts
- disconnectTo break a connection
- decoupleSeparate joined systems
- disjoinTo separate joined things
sever · split · part · dissociate · isolate · segregate · sunder · cleave · disunite · break apart