RAVEL Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

ravel

verb

Definition of ravel

as in to unravel

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Relevance

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Recent Examples of ravel So somehow, Grace, Sacha and Robert end up accompanying Art and Charlotte to Norfolk, and all of their stories unravel and ravel at once. — Ellen Akins, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2020 Her eight novels, including the 2016 bestseller Commonwealth, tend to focus on families or groups raveling and unraveling over decades. — Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Sep. 2019

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Prosecutors said the custody dispute became the catalyst for a murder-for-hire plot that would take years to unravel.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Among the 14 movies vying for the Golden Eye is Rhys Marc Jones’ Black Church Bay, a mystery-thriller starring Tom Cullen and Joe Locke about a man whose world unravels after an intimate encounter with a younger man.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of unravel

Verb

Can liberal reformers unwind authoritarian state capture without, themselves, engaging in at least a little bit of illiberalism?

— Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
The researchers said the findings could provide a better understanding of how birds shape our environment — and eventually help inform the design of parks, urban green spaces and other places where people go to unwind.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of unwind

Verb

His remarks escalated a confrontation over New York’s efforts to disentangle local police from federal immigration enforcement.

— María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Financial intermediaries and criminal fraud enterprises are coming into closer proximity, which is making their activities harder to disentangle and disrupt.

— Alvin Camba, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of disentangle

Verb

Thank god for two thinkers willing to sit and untangle our sorry state of affairs.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
With power out to multiple customers, Duquesne Light crews also had their hands full, tasked with untangling the multiple fallen wires, some of which were ripped from buildings.

— Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of untangle

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