Raveling

Synonyms for "raveling" (24 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(5 words)

complex convoluted detangle entangle entangled

Strong matches (7)

Noun(7 words)

entanglement entwine flattening fray fraying imbroglio interlaced

Related words (12)

Noun(12 words)

intricate knot knotted net ravelling snarl snarled tangle tangled unravel untangle unwind

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5 relation types

More general

15 entries

complexity condition detanglingedge featureentanglementfabric defectfiber fibre phenomenon process quality situation state tangle unraveling

More specific

19 entries

bureaucratic ravelingbyzantine convolutededge frayingfabric frayingfiber slipfiber unravelinginterlaced intricate knotted knottingpolicy ravelingselvedge frayingsnarled tangled tangling

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Collocations

14 entries

edge ravelingfabric ravelingfrayed edgeraveling cordraveling edgeraveling fabricraveling fibersraveling rateraveling roperaveling seamraveling tendencyraveling threadraveling yarnselvedge fraying

Inflections

5 entries

more ravelingmost ravelingraveled ravelings ravels

Derivations

3 entries

ravel raveler unraveling

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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John was raveling in the attention.

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