Antonyms for disentangle
ˌdɪs ɛnˈtæŋ gəldis·en·tan·gle

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1. disentangle

   Antonyms:
   complicate, embarrass, embroil, entangle, implicate, imply, include, involve, overwhelm

   Synonyms:
   disconnect, distinguish, explicate, extricate, remove, separate

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1. extricate, untangle, disentangle, disencumberverb

   release from entanglement of difficulty

   "I cannot extricate myself from this task"

   Antonyms:
   tangle, snarl, mat, entangle

   Synonyms:
   unpick, unsnarl, comb out, unravel, unwind, extricate, comb, disencumber, straighten out, disembroil, untangle, unscramble, disinvolve, unknot

2. disentangle, unsnarl, straighten outverb

   extricate from entanglement

   "Can you disentangle the cord?"

   Antonyms:
   mat, entangle, tangle, snarl

   Synonyms:
   disembroil, extricate, put right, comb out, disinvolve, crystalize, clear up, crystalise, shed light on, comb, illuminate, crystallize, iron out, sort out, square away, disencumber, neaten, straighten, reform, enlighten, crystallise, clear, straighten out, clean up, elucidate, untangle, unsnarl, unwind, tidy, tidy up, see the light

3. disinvolve, disembroil, disentangleverb

   free from involvement or entanglement

   "How can I disentangle myself from her personal affairs?"

   Antonyms:
   snarl, mat, tangle, entangle

   Synonyms:
   unsnarl, comb out, unwind, extricate, comb, disencumber, straighten out, disembroil, untangle, disinvolve

4. unwind, disentangleverb

   separate the tangles of

   Antonyms:
   entangle, tangle, mat, snarl

   Synonyms:
   disencumber, extricate, slow down, unbend, comb, disembroil, loosen up, unlax, unroll, disinvolve, unsnarl, decompress, straighten out, wind off, untangle, relax, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain, comb out

5. comb, comb out, disentangleverb

   smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb

   "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool"

   Antonyms:
   tangle, snarl, mat, entangle

   Synonyms:
   unsnarl, ransack, unwind, extricate, comb out, disencumber, comb, disembroil, untangle, disinvolve, weed out, straighten out

How to use disentangle in a sentence?

1. Ezra Pound:

   There are few things more difficult than to appraise the work of a man suddenly dead in his youth; to disentangle promise from achievement; to save him from that sentimentalizing which confuses the tragedy of the interruption with the merit of the work actually performed.

2. Casey Michel:

   That is the most corrupt industry in one of the most corrupt countries in the world. You can't disentangle the sources of this wealth from the initial sources of the corruption, casey Michel can not have made that money without specific political connections or connections to organized crime or connections to other oligarchic figures.

3. Marjorie Dannenfelser:

   Read MoreAnti-abortion groups thank President Trump for taking decisive action to disentangle taxpayers from the abortion industry.

4. Kevin Volpp:

   The challenge with these interventions is to disentangle the pieces of the intervention, to figure out which components, like feedback and incentives, had an impact.

5. Van Beurden:

   Our actions to date have been guided by continuous discussions with governments about the need to disentangle society from Russian energy flows, while maintaining energy supplies, threats today to stop pipeline flows to Europe further illustrate the difficult choices and potential consequences we face as we try to do this.

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