untangle vs unknot

untangle and unknot both are verbs.

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

As verbs, untangle and unknot are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of untangle include unpick, unravel, unscramble.

untangle (verb)	unknot (verb)
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