Disentangle vs Untangle - What's the difference?
disentangle | untangle | Synonyms |
To free something from entanglement; to extricate or unknot
To unravel a mystery etc
To become free or untangled
To remove tangles or knots.
(by extension) To remove confusion or mystery.
Untangle is a synonym of disentangle.
As verbs the difference between disentangle and untangle
is that disentangle is to free something from entanglement; to extricate or unknot while untangle is to remove tangles or knots.disentangle
English
Verb
(disentangl)- I had to disentangle him from his own shoelaces.
untangle
English
Verb
(untangl)- With gentle combing, untangle your hair.
- It took awhile, but he finally untangled the problem.