Unravel

/(ˌ)ʌnˈɹævl̩/

Synonyms for "unravel" (226 found)

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Closest matches (46)

Verb(9 words)

untangle clarify cracked deciphered decrypt denature denatures disentangle disentangled

account forallegorize answer avulse bottom breakbreak loosebreak outcarry awaycipher clarify clearclear upcome apartcome offcome undonecome unstuckcrackcrack upcut loose

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cut outdebug decipher decode demonstrate demythologize deracinatedig outdig updisembarrass disembroil disengage disentangle

Noun(4 words)

clear teachingcracking decipheringdecoding practice

Strong matches (67)

Verb(2 words)

disentangles disintegrated

Noun(5 words)

disentanglingfall apartfraying frogging hatchel

disintegrate disintricate disinvolve dislodge dissolve divine do dopedope outdrawdraw outdredgedredge upelucidate enlighten eradicate euhemerize evolve evulse excavate

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excise exemplify explainexplain awayexplicate exposit expound exsect extract extremity extricatefall offfall to piecesfathomfigure outfind outfind the answerfind the solutionfly apartfray free getget looseget outget rightgive reason forgive the meaninggive waygo to piecesgougegouge outgrub upguessguess righthave ithit ithit the nail on the headilluminate illustrate interpret

Related words (113)

Adjective(4 words)

lateral thinking puzzlesolved problemuncoded unwoven

Noun(9 words)

lose controlraveling ravels sleuth solving unsnarling untying unweaving unwinding

make clearmake outmake plainmineopen the lockpeel offpenetratepick outpluckpluck outpluck upplumb popularize psychpsych outpullpull outpull uppuzzlepuzzle out

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quarryrake outrationalize ravelravel outrelease remove resolve riddlerip outroot outroot upseparateshed light uponshowshow howshow the waysimplify solvesort outspell outspring apartstart straightentake outtear loosetear outthrow light uponunbraid unclutter uncoil undo unearth unfold unknot unlock unmix unriddle unscramble unsnarl untangle unthread untwine untwist unweave unwind uprootweed outwithdraw workwork outwrestwrest out

Verb(27 words)

ravelravel outraveled ravelled ravelling reveal runslip into chaossolve solves teased uncrossed unfolded unknot unlace unpick unscramble unsnarled unsnarls unspin

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untangled untangles untie unties untwisted untwists unwind

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

6 entries

disentangle disintegrate explainstraighten outundo unsnarl

More specific

4 entries

unravel knotunravel mysteryunravel problemunravel yarn

Collocations

6 entries

unravel complexityunravel knotunravel mysteryunravel plotunravel threadunravel yarn

Inflections

5 entries

unraveled unraveling unravelled unravelling unravels

Derivations

2 entries

unraveler unraveling

Antonyms

1 entries

ravel

similar

2 entries

ladder run

Translations

1 translations across 1 languages.

Finnish

1 entries

purkaa verb ((transitive) to cause (something) to no longer be ravelled or tangled; (intransitive) to become no longer ravelled or tangled)

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Who shall ever unravel the mysteries of the sea?

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The sleeves of the sweater began to unravel.

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Today, we are going to unravel the mystery of the English subjunctive.

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All her carefully made plans began to unravel one by one.

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