DISENTANGLED Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

disentangled

verb

past tense of disentangle

as in unraveled

to separate the various strands of it took forever to disentangle the knot

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as in freed

to set free from entanglement or difficulty the years that it took to disentangle ourselves from our troubles after someone started using our social security numbers

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Recent Examples of disentangled Systems have to be disentangled, employees moved, contracts rewritten, and corporate functions recreated. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 To pretend that a cover is merely incidental is to ignore how much of literature is extraliterary, as if consciousness can be easily disentangled from the body. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026 The unique shape of these events meant that signals from wakes could be more easily disentangled from surrounding noise. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 July 2026 On Sunday, June 14, the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) disentangled a relatively small humpback whale after recreational boaters spotted the animal anchored in fishing gear in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary late that morning, CCS said in a press release. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026 Veterinarians then assessed whether Meatloaf could be safely disentangled in the water or needed to be brought in for further care, Jaros said. — Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 Provocative journalist and interviewer of the powerful There were those for whom art could not be disentangled from life, whose creations, often read as confessions, were intrinsically connected to their identities. — Amisha Padnani, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026 The filing underscores the administration’s position that immigration enforcement and foreign policy decisions cannot be disentangled from national security concerns and that all of those are solely under the federal government’s purview. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 Jan. 2026

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Defensive tackle Brendan Bett is best known for his spit work against USF in the loss that unraveled Florida’s season, but his three sacks were the third-most of any Gator last year.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
Not the kind of sweeping severe weather that prompts airlines to offer travel waivers nor wide-scale issues like labor strikes, IT problems or government shutdowns, which have unraveled countless plans in recent months.

— Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of unraveled

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The bodies of two Belgian climbers who disappeared in the Swiss Alps 34 years ago have been found, freed from the melting Trift Glacier, police said Wednesday.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
While Nikki is freed from Bear’s original wish, she’s left with all of the horrors that came from it — including the deaths of her friends, by her hands.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of freed

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Julie Klausner would like comedy liberated from the phone and returned to the sitcom.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
Sherman, liberated by her own ambition but also her platform at Puck, which is seen as less beholden to luxury advertisers, pays no mind to such agreements.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of liberated

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Firefighters then extricated the patient and transported them to the main trauma center as a trauma alert.

— Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Four people were injured in the crash, and one person had to be extricated from one of the vehicles, according to the fire department.

— Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of extricated

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The sceptics among the fanbase will point to this as another example of PIF being disengaged and losing interest, though the message from those at Newcastle and those close to ownership is that this is not the case.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
After three minutes, the session was complete, and the nozzle disengaged.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

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