unravelled

VERB

unfold

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decipher resolve solve undo untangle

STRONG

disengage disentangle extricate faze ravel separate unlace unwind

Antonyms

STRONGEST

question wonder

STRONG

entangle join twist unite wind

WEAK

knot tangle tie

VERB

solve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clear up resolve

STRONG

disclose explain

WEAK

sort out unriddle

Antonyms

STRONGEST

question

WEAK

knot tangle tie

VERB

untangle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

undo

STRONG

disentangle free separate unknot unsnarl unwind

WEAK

straighten out

Antonyms

STRONG

twist wind

WEAK

knot tangle tie

Example Sentences

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It was an interesting choice to describe a player who’d unravelled a few nights before, but it felt like the correct read.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The nonpartisan specialists from CISA, backed by their FBI counterparts, explained they’d unravelled what had happened in Antrim County.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Having started brightly and more than matched Pep Guardiola's side for the first 35 minutes, Liverpool unravelled after going behind to an Erling Haaland penalty.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Russell's chances of victory unravelled in the next few laps.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Even so, I kept worrying that one of the strings would come unravelled and a single balloon would sail off up into that cloudy sky.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro