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come undone

VERB

split

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break disband divide isolate open rip rive separate sever splinter tear

STRONG

bifurcate branch burst cleave crack dichotomize disjoin dissever disunite diverge divorce fork gape hack part rend slash slit snap sunder whack

WEAK

come apart give way go separate ways part company put asunder

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree attach close combine fix hide join mend sew unite wait

WEAK

pull together

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But give most robots a needle and thread, and they would probably come undone.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

She modestly hitched up the garment, asked for a clip for her hair, which had come undone, and then went to help a fellow condemned Christian who had been knocked down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

The movie, directed by Trey Edward Shults, is a fictionalized odyssey through a version of The Weeknd suffering from a bout of insomnia during a world tour, causing his sanity to come undone.

From Salon • May 19, 2025

There were few inklings when we met of what would unfold, but the Middle East that Carter had spent so much time navigating was about to come undone yet again.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2024

Under its terrific weight, Dowell had come undone.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

come undone

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