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unentangled

unentangled

4.6
Free from knots and tangles and easy to understand, like a necklace
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnɪnˈtæŋɡəld/
translation icon : desenredado
  • He kept his fishing lines unentangled to avoid any problems while casting.

Examples

  • The story became much clearer once the complicated details were unentangled.

  • After careful work, the necklace was finally unentangled and ready to wear.

  • The unentangled wires made it easy to set up the equipment.

  • She prefers her thoughts to be unentangled and clear.

  • The yarn was left in an unentangled state, making it easy to use for the knitting project.

  • After a long trip, she appreciated returning to her unentangled life without any drama or complications.

  • His thoughts were calm and unentangled, allowing him to focus on the task ahead.

Synonyms

disentangled
vsunentangled
4.6

Free from knots or tangles and easy to understand

describes the simple free state rather than the act of freeing
untangled
vsunentangled
3.4

Free of knots and twists and easy to separate or understand

includes figurative complexity, not only the physical removal of knots
unsnarled
vsunentangled
6.7

Not tangled after someone untied or straightened it

refers to the simple free state rather than the prior straightening action
untwisted
vsunentangled
2.7

Straight again after being wrapped or knotted

covers being free from knots or complication, not only physical straightness

Antonyms

entangled
1 5.3

Twisted together, like wires, or stuck in a difficult situation

How Tangled

matted
1 5.3
tangled
7 3.3
knotted
1.9
unentangled
4.6
free
155 1.0

Surface Forms

unentangled positive

Morphology

unentangled = entangled (transparent) = un + entangle + ed

The word is formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to the adjective 'entangled', producing the straightforward meaning 'not tangled'.

Etymology

Unentangled comes from un- ('not') plus entangle (from en- 'in' and tangle 'to twist'), so it simply means 'not twisted together'. Think of a necklace with no knots — free and easy to use — and that is the everyday idea of unentangled.