UNRAVELLING Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word unravelling. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for UNRAVELLING
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disentangle | verbv | |||||||
verb • release from entanglement of difficulty • extricate from entanglement • free from involvement or entanglement • separate the tangles of • smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb | ||||||||
ravel | verbv | |||||||
noun • a row of unravelled stitches • French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937) verb • disentangle • tangle or complicate | ||||||||
run | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||||
noun • a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely • the act of testing something • a race run on foot • an unbroken series of events • (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team • a regular trip • the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace • the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation • unrestricted freedom to use • the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.) • a small stream • a race between candidates for elective office • a row of unravelled stitches • the pouring forth of a fluid • an unbroken chronological sequence • a short trip verb • move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time • flee; take to one's heels; cut and run • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point • direct or control; projects, businesses, etc. • have a particular form • move along, of liquids • perform as expected when applied • change or be different within limits • run, stand, or compete for an office or a position • cause to emit recorded audio or video • move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way • have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined • be operating, running or functioning • change from one state to another • cause to perform • be affected by; be subjected to • continue to exist • occur persistently • carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine • include as the content; broadcast or publicize • conduct to completion • pass over, across, or through • cause something to pass or lead somewhere • make without a miss • deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor • cause an animal to move fast • be diffused • sail before the wind • cover by running; run a certain distance • extend or continue for a certain period of time • set animals loose to graze • keep company • run with the ball; in such sports as football • travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means • travel a route regularly • pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) • compete in a race • progress by being changed • reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating • come unraveled or undone as if by snagging • become undone | ||||||||
solve | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of • find the solution • settle, as of a debt | ||||||||
unknot | verbv | |||||||
verb • become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of | ||||||||
unpick | verbv | |||||||
verb • become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of • undo (the stitches) of (a piece of sewing) | ||||||||
unscramble | verbv | |||||||
verb • make intelligible • become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of | ||||||||
unsnarl | verbv | |||||||
verb • extricate from entanglement | ||||||||
untangle | verbv | |||||||
verb • release from entanglement of difficulty • become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of | ||||||||
unriddle | verbv | |||||||
verb • To figure out the answer to (a riddle). • (by extension) To solve (a perplexing problem). | ||||||||
ravel out | ||||||||
verb • disentangle |