unravel
English Thesaurus
1. become undone (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | disintegrate, |
| definition | : | break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | ladder, run, |
| definition | : | come unraveled or undone as if by snagging (verb.change) |
2. become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | undo, |
| definition | : | cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect (verb.contact) |
3. disentangle (verb.contact)
4. become undone (verb.change)
| derivation | : | run, |
| definition | : | a short trip (noun.act) |
5. become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | knot, ravel, tangle, |
| definition | : | tangle or complicate (verb.contact) |
6. disentangle (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | knot, ravel, tangle, |
| definition | : | tangle or complicate (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | ladder, ravel, run, |
| definition | : | a row of unravelled stitches (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | raveling, ravelling, |
| definition | : | a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric (noun.substance) |
7. become undone (verb.change)
| derivation | : | run, |
| definition | : | a short trip (noun.act) |
8. become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | knot, ravel, tangle, |
| definition | : | tangle or complicate (verb.contact) |
9. disentangle (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | knot, ravel, tangle, |
| definition | : | tangle or complicate (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | ladder, ravel, run, |
| definition | : | a row of unravelled stitches (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | raveling, ravelling, |
| definition | : | a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric (noun.substance) |
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