unravel vs untangle

unravel and untangle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
unravel	No	No	Yes	No
untangle	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, unravel and untangle are synonyms defined as:

unravel and untangle: become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of

Other synonyms of unravel include unknot, unpick, unscramble.

unravel (verb)	untangle (verb)
become undone	become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of	release from entanglement of difficulty
disentangle