What is another word for untangling ?

Present participle for to free from a tangled or twisted state

disentangling

raveling^US

ravelling^UK

getting to the bottom of

cutting through red tape

cutting the Gordian knot

removing the knots from

levelling^UK

leveling^US

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“She reached to untangle the reins and free the horse, the bushes scratching at her arms, snagging the sleeves of her now-tattered dress.”

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Present participle for to explain or resolve that which is unknown

making easier to understand

finding a solution to

straightening out

finding the answer to

piecing together

getting to the bottom of

finding the key to

finding the solution to

making plainer

making simpler

making more comprehensible

making more intelligible

removing the complexities from

making head or tail of

realizing^US

realising^UK

working something out

figuring something out

assessing

getting something straight

assimilating

discovering meaning

getting the answer to

coming to a conclusion about

making clear

breaking down

analyzing^US

analysing^UK

determining a solution to

dealing with

getting to the bottom

making more accessible

making easy to do

making easy to understand

reducing to essentials

dumbing down

putting in words of one syllable

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“We will examine some of the strategies that scientists are now using to untangle the mystery of this debilitating ailment.”

Verb

Present participle for to set free, especially from entanglement or difficulty

becoming disconnected

becoming detached

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“No possible means were at hand with which to untangle himself from his unavoidable perplexities.”

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putting into plain English

Present participle for to explain meticulously or in great detail

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

giving the big picture

getting something straight

making perfectly clear

laying out

running over

fleshing out

giving the details of

putting in plain English

analyzing^US

analysing^UK

putting in plain words

giving an explanation of

communicating

clearing the air

justifying

clearing the air about

explaining in simple terms

reducing to the bare bones

making easy

cutting the frills

cleaning up

putting in the picture

making straightforward

conveying

putting in a nutshell

getting down to basics

giving a commentary on

summarizing^US

emphasising^UK

emphasizing^US

summarising^UK

going into detail about

putting flesh on the bones of

stating in layman's language

epitomizing^US

symbolizing^US

serving as a typical example of

symbolising^UK

epitomising^UK

serving as an example of

depicting

letting sunlight in

cleaning it up

hitting the high spots

putting one straight

letting daylight in

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Present participle for to untangle or arrange (the hair) by drawing a comb through it

Verb

Present participle for to understand by thinking carefully about

getting one's head around

gauging^UK

gaging^US

recognising^UK

recognizing^US

catching the drift of

figuring out

getting a fix on

getting the drift of

making head or tail of

thinking through

getting to the bottom

getting to the bottom of

making heads or tails of

getting your head round

cottoning to

ascertaining

learning

realizing^US

realising^UK

becoming cognizant of

catching on to the fact

becoming conscious of

visualizing^US

visualising^UK

becoming aware of the fact that

being cognizant of

becoming conscious of the fact that

becoming conscious

seeing daylight

getting the idea

getting through one's head

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Present participle for to search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery

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Present participle for to develop or be developed

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Present participle for to allow or enable to escape from confinement

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