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unsnarl

[uhn-snahrl] / ʌnˈsnɑrl /
VERB
cut the Gordian knot
Synonyms
WEAK
clear cut through red tape free get to the bottom of resolve solve unravel untangle work out
VERB
disentangle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
detach disengage emancipate extricate unravel unscramble untangle untie
STRONG
disembroil disencumber disinvolve expand free loose open part resolve separate sever simplify sunder unbraid undo unfold untwine untwist
WEAK
bail one out clear up discumber let go let off sort out work out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
attach connect tangle tie unite
STRONG
block close combine hide join
WEAK
entangle entwine twist wind
VERB
ravel
Synonyms
STRONG
disentangle free loosen unbraid unravel untangle untwine untwist unweave unwind
WEAK
make plain smooth out weave out
Antonyms
STRONG
tangle twist wind
WEAK
put together
VERB
straighten
Synonyms
STRONGEST
rectify uncoil
STRONG
align arrange compose correct even level neaten order tidy unbend uncurl unfold unravel untwist
WEAK
make plumb make straight put in order put perpendicular put straight put to rights put upright put vertical set to rights smarten up spruce up
Antonyms
STRONG
disarrange disorder disorganize disperse mess up mix up scatter
WEAK
bend curve move twist
VERB
unravel
Synonyms
STRONGEST
undo
STRONG
disentangle free separate unknot unwind
WEAK
straighten out
Antonyms
STRONG
twist wind
WEAK
knot tangle tie
VERB
untangle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clear up disentangle extricate unravel unscramble
STRONG
disembroil disencumber explain solve untwist unweave
WEAK
put in order
Antonyms
STRONGEST
entangle
WEAK
tangle twist

Example Sentences

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When, in Season 3, Storer and his writers opted to slow things down a bit, to pull each character aside and unsnarl the welter of emotions that fueled the Bear’s kitchen, some viewers were disappointed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025

Why another lane isn’t going to unsnarl the traffic.

From Slate • Sep. 29, 2024

It has also tried to increase competition in industries like meat-packing, partnered with retailers to unsnarl supply chains at ports and railways, and released oil from strategic reserves to try to push down prices.

From Reuters • May 16, 2022

While inflation is expected to ease as supply-chain bottlenecks unsnarl, Pakistan feels it can’t wait.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2021

I’ll pretend, thought Lyddie, as she tried to unsnarl her brain over the steaming cup, I’ll pretend I was crazy from the fever and didn’t know what I was doing—can’t even remember what I did.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson