Antonyms of verb disentangle

1 of 5 senses of disentangle

Sense 2
disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out -- (extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?")
       Antonym of entangle (Sense 2)
      => entangle, tangle, mat, snarl -- (twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb disentangle

5 senses of disentangle

Sense 1
extricate, untangle, disentangle, disencumber -- (release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task")
       => free, disengage -- (free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor")

Sense 2
disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out -- (extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?")
       => order -- (bring order to or into; "Order these files")

Sense 3
disinvolve, disembroil, disentangle -- (free from involvement or entanglement; "How can I disentangle myself from her personal affairs?")
       => free, discharge -- (free from obligations or duties)

Sense 4
unwind, disentangle -- (separate the tangles of)
       => undo -- (cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions")

Sense 5
comb, comb out, disentangle -- (smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool")
       => groom, neaten -- (care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed")

Antonyms of adj disentangled

1 sense of disentangled

Sense 1
disentangled, loosened, unsnarled -- (straightened out)

INDIRECT (VIA untangled) -> tangled -- (in a confused mass; "pushed back her tangled hair"; "the tangled ropes")

Similarity of adj disentangled

1 sense of disentangled

Sense 1
disentangled, loosened, unsnarled -- (straightened out)
       => untangled (vs. tangled) -- (not tangled)

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