untangle meaning

UK US /ənˈtæŋɡəl/ 3 syllables

untangle (verb): release from entanglement of difficulty.

untangle has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

untangle as a verb

  1. release from entanglement of difficulty
    • I cannot extricate myself from this task

    Synonyms: extricate, disentangle, disencumber

    Type of: free

    Related forms: untangling

  2. become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
    • unravel the thread

    Synonyms: unravel, unknot, unscramble, unpick

    Type of: undo

How to pronounce untangle

untangle is pronounced /ənˈtæŋɡəl/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with untangle

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