untwisted
No longer coiled
Untwisted describes something that has been straightened from a twisted state, or that was never twisted to begin with.
Wire can be untwisted to lie flat; rope untwisted loses its spiral structure.
As a verb, to untwist is to undo a twist: She untwisted the cap from the bottle.
Figuratively, untwisted can mean clarified or sorted out: an untwisted version of events.
Not curved or bowed
- uncurledMade no longer curved
- uncoiledReleased from spiral form
- unwoundReleased from coils
- unraveledCame undone or solved
untangled · straightened · aligned · smoothed · flattened · unfurled · extended · stretched
Made free from snarls
- unknottedFreed from a tangle
- unsnarledFreed from tangles
- combedArranged hair neatly
- separatedPut or kept apart
sorted · freed · loosened · unraveled · unbraided · teased · detangled · smoothed
Easy to understand
- simplifiedMade less complex
- resolvedFirmly decided upon
- explainedMade something understandable
- cleared upMade understandable or fair
straightened out · demystified · unraveled · decoded · sorted out · elucidated · untangled · deciphered
Released from coils
- loosenedMade less tight
- releasedSet free from confinement
- easedMade less severe
- slackenedBecame less taut
decompressed · calmed · settled · relieved · unstrained · limber · supple · mellowed
Clear and uncomplicated
- directUndeviating or to guide
- unmanipulatedNot artificially changed
- undistortedFree from deformation
- unspunNot yet twisted into thread
genuine · truthful · candid · frank · transparent · authentic · unadulterated · unvarnished
unbent
Not curved or bowed
unraveled · untangled · straightened · aligned · smoothed · flattened · unfurled · extended · stretched · linearized
disentangled
Made free from snarls
separated · sorted · freed · loosened · unraveled · unbraided · teased · detangled · smoothed · unpicked
uncomplicated
Easy to understand
- simplifiedMade less complex
- resolvedFirmly decided upon
- explainedMade something understandable
straightened out · cleared up · demystified · unraveled · decoded · sorted out · elucidated · untangled · deciphered · unmuddled
unwound
Released from coils
slackened · decompressed · calmed · settled · relieved · unstrained · limber · supple · mellowed
straightforward
Clear and uncomplicated
- directUndeviating or to guide
- unmanipulatedNot artificially changed
- undistortedFree from deformation
unspun · genuine · truthful · candid · frank · transparent · authentic · unadulterated · unvarnished · uncorrupted