Synonyms for ravel
ˈræv əlrav·el

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1. ravel

   Synonyms:
   separate, undo, untwist, unwind, disentangle

   Antonyms:
   entangle, complicate, conglomerate, contuse

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1. Ravel, Maurice Ravelnoun

   French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937)

   Synonyms:
   run, ladder

   Antonyms:
   untangle, unpick, unknot, ravel out, unravel, unscramble

2. run, ladder, ravelverb

   a row of unravelled stitches

   "she got a run in her stocking"

   Synonyms:
   running game, rivulet, political campaign, rill, ladder, discharge, campaign, run, footrace, foot race, test, running play, tally, streak, trial, outpouring, runnel, streamlet, running

   Antonyms:
   ravel out, unravel, unscramble, unpick, unknot, untangle

3. ravel, unravel, ravel outverb

   disentangle

   "can you unravel the mystery?"

   Synonyms:
   knot, run, ravel out, tangle, unravel, untangle, unscramble, unpick, unknot

   Antonyms:
   ravel out, unscramble, unravel, unpick, unknot, untangle

4. ravel, tangle, knotverb

   tangle or complicate

   "a ravelled story"

   Synonyms:
   entangle, knot, sweep, drag, dishevel, embroil, sweep up, tangle, unravel, ravel out, mat, drag in, snarl, tousle

   Antonyms:
   unscramble, ravel out, unknot, unravel, untangle, unpick

Matched Categories

1. • Composer
   • Intertwine

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1. tangle

   a spider that is raveling a fly into its web is also tangling the fly up.

   the fly was tangled up in the spider's web.

   Submitted by Cat Lady on October 4, 2019  

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1. ravelverb

   Synonyms:
   disentangle, untwist, unravel

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1. ravelverb

   Synonyms:
   unravel

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How to use ravel in a sentence?

1. Ry Cooder:

   I like classical music. I especially like the French composers: Ravel in particular. Debussy. That's so soothing in a nervous world.