1. to free from a tangled or twisted state; to straighten out
2. to clarify or resolve something complicated or confusing
Usage: figurative

Examples

• She carefully untangles the Christmas lights before decorating the tree.
• The hairdresser untangles the knots in my hair with a wide-tooth comb.
• He untangles the fishing line that got caught in the weeds.
• The detective untangles the mystery by examining all the evidence.
• The therapist helps families untangle their communication problems.
• She untangles the complex legal issues in the contract.
• The teacher untangles the confusing math problem for her students.