What is another word for unravel?
Synonyms for unravel
ʌnˈræv əlun·rav·el
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unravelverb
Synonyms:
unsnarl, unriddle, disentangle, solveunravelverb
to separate the threads (of)
Synonyms:
solve, unsnarl, unriddle, disentangle
Princeton's WordNet
unravel, unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpickverb
become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
"unravel the thread"
Synonyms:
unpick, run, disentangle, ravel out, extricate, ravel, disencumber, untangle, unscramble, unknotravel, unravel, ravel outverb
disentangle
"can you unravel the mystery?"
Synonyms:
knot, run, ravel out, ravel, tangle, untangle, unscramble, unpick, unknotrun, unravelverb
become undone
"the sweater unraveled"
Synonyms:
course, operate, unscramble, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, ravel, run away, move, turn tail, range, run, guide, function, lead, lam, ravel out, flow, melt down, track down, break away, untangle, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, unknot, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, unpick, melt
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Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
unravelverb
Synonyms:
disentangle, extricate, ravel, decipher, unfold
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "unravel":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
---|---|---|
#123 | go | |
#125 | work | |
#342 | guide | |
#428 | course | |
#516 | play | |
#605 | range | |
#672 | run | |
#853 | function | |
#1142 | move | |
#1176 | lead | |
#1293 | feed | |
#1493 | pass | |
#1581 | race | |
#1767 | flow | |
#2171 | campaign | |
#2412 | carry | |
#3350 | draw | |
#3943 | operate | |
#4430 | escape | |
#4532 | extend | |
#4855 | tend | |
#4878 | hunt | |
#4953 | solve | |
#6859 | execute | |
#8525 | lean | |
#8719 | undo | |
#9460 | ladder | |
#10417 | scat | |
#12318 | lam | |
#13436 | melt | |
#13874 | knot | |
#17577 | bleed | |
#17822 | prevail | |
#17899 | endure | |
#18539 | ply | |
#18561 | persist | |
#19709 | bunk | |
#27916 | incline | |
#31903 | decipher | |
#34408 | consort | |
#37220 | tangle | |
#37457 | unravel | |
#38843 | ravel | |
#88509 | extricate | |
#97520 | disentangle | |
#99443 | untangle | |
#114007 | unscramble |
How to use unravel in a sentence?
That has the potential to be the most destabilizing part of this epidemic, even a single death among health care workers... could make the whole thing unravel.
There will be a continuous effort to unravel everything.
It's a decision that will hopefully unravel the hypocrisy, the deceit, and the abuse of power and trust that Catholic Church has displayed.
It's this most amazing logistical system, But as soon as you say you can no longer transport the animals, it all starts to unravel.
We've passed the tipping point in the AIDS fight at the global level, but not all countries are there yet, and the gains made can easily stall or unravel.
Translations for unravel
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- تكشفArabic
- páratCzech
- løsDanish
- auseinanderdröseln, ausfasern, zusammenbrechen, lösen, offenlegen, vernichtet werden, zugrundegehen, auftrennen, zusammenstürzen, enthüllen, auflösen, aufdröseln, zusammenfallen, zerfasern, entwirren, einstürzen, enträtseln, zunichte gemacht werdenGerman
- ξεμπερδεύωGreek
- malimplikiEsperanto
- desenredar, deshilar, desenmarañarSpanish
- باز کردنPersian
- purkaaFinnish
- dénouer, démêler, résoudreFrench
- खोलनाHindi
- kibogoz, szálakra bontHungarian
- teruraiIndonesian
- smagliare, districare, sfilacciare, disfareItalian
- לפרוםHebrew
- ほぐす, 解くJapanese
- ಗೋಜುಬಿಡಿಸುKannada
- 풀다Korean
- wewete, ui, wetewete, whakamatara, weteMāori
- ontwarren, ontrafelenDutch
- rakneNorwegian
- rozwikłaćPolish
- desemaranharPortuguese
- deșiraRomanian
- распутывать, распутатьRussian
- reda ut, fransa, rämnaSwedish
- அவிழ்த்து விடுங்கள்Tamil
- విప్పుTelugu
- unravelTurkish
- розгадатиUkrainian
- ناگوارUrdu
- làm sáng tỏVietnamese
- unravelYiddish
- 繹Chinese
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