unsnarled

Thân thiện

The worker unsnarled the tangled rope.

Definition

Adjective: - Made straight or orderly; disentangled: Describes something that was tangled, knotted, or complicated and has been made straight, smooth, or resolved.

Usage and Examples

The adjective unsnarled is used to describe a state resulting from the action of removing snarls, tangles, or complications. It often refers to physical objects but can be applied metaphorically to situations.

• The unsnarled yarn was finally ready for knitting.
• After hours of work, the unsnarled traffic began to flow smoothly again.
• With the major issues unsnarled, the project could move forward.

Advanced Usage

• Predicative Use: Often follows a linking verb like , , or .
  • The situation became unsnarled after the mediator stepped in.
• Attributive Use: Can come before a noun to describe it.
  • She admired the unsnarled necklace, free of all its knots.

Variants and Related Words

• Unsnarl (verb): To disentangle or resolve.
  • It took patience to unsnarl the fishing line.
• Snarl (verb/noun): To tangle or become entangled; a tangled mass or a complicated situation.
  • The wires were in a complete snarl.
• Disentangled (adjective): Freed from entanglement or complication. (A close synonym)
• Straightened out (phrasal verb, past participle used adjectivally): Made straight, orderly, or correct.

Synonyms

• Disentangled
• Untangled
• Unraveled
• Straightened out
• Smoothed out
• Resolved (for metaphorical use)

Antonyms

• Snarled
• Tangled
• Knotted
• Entangled
• Complicated

Học thuật

Adjective

1. straightened out

Từ đồng nghĩa

• disentangled
• loosened