Synonyms for unravel
ʌnˈræv əl

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1. unravel, unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpick(verb)

   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, unknot

   Antonyms:
   ravel, tangle, knot

2. ravel, unravel, ravel out(verb)

   disentangle

   "can you unravel the mystery?"

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

   Antonyms:
   ravel, knot, tangle

3. run, unravel(verb)

   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

   Antonyms:
   tangle, knot, ravel

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1. unravel(verb)

   Synonyms:
   unsnarl, unriddle, disentangle, solve

2. unravel(verb)

   to separate the threads (of)

   Synonyms:
   solve, unsnarl, unriddle, disentangle

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1. unravel(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   disentangle, extricate, ravel, untwist

2. unravel(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   unfold, decipher, interpret, understand, resolve, solve, explain, read, clear up, make out

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1. unravel(v)

   Synonyms:
   disentangle, extricate, ravel, decipher, unfold

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1. List of paraphrases:

   disentangle, undo, self-destruct, decipher

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How to use unravel in a sentence?

1. Clemens Driessen:

   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.

2. Erin Hohlfelder:

   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.

3. Virgilio Mendez:

   There will be a continuous effort to unravel everything.

4. Barack Obama:

   Without a deal, the international sanctions regime will unravel, with little ability to re-impose it, With this deal, we have the possibility to peacefully resolve a major threat to regional and international security.

5. Tom Lackey:

   We're not trying to unravel Proposition 47, we believe this was one of the pieces of Proposition 47 that was unintended in the mind of the voter.

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