5
unravel
5
untangle(verb, release, free, undo, unwind)
5
untwist(verb, release, free, relax, undo)
5
unweave(verb, free, unwind, loosen, apart)
5
unwind(verb, release, free, undo, unwind)
4
embarrass(verb, simple, difficulty, confuse, involve)
4
encumber(difficulty, baffle, confound, surprise, puzzle)
4
knot
4
loosen(verb, release, free, undo, unwind)
4
mix up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, disorder)
4
ravel out
4
solve(verb, unfold)
4
unbraid(verb, free, unwind, loosen, apart)
4
unsnarl(verb, free, unwind, loosen, apart)
4
untwine(verb, release, free, relax, undo)
3
can of worms(expression, idiom)
3
decipher(verb, unfold)
3
derange(upset, disorder, obscure, confuse, knot)
3
disembroil
3
enmesh(verb, difficulty, twist, confuse, involve)
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