ravel

verb

Definition of ravelnext
as in to unravel

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravel
  1. unravel
  2. unwind
  3. disentangle
  4. untangle
  5. unsnarl
Verb
  • But this time Holmes unraveled against the Diamondbacks — notably a National League playoff contender — and didn’t make it through the fourth inning.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Alex Cooper seems intent on unraveling some of the current relationships that have helped underpin her production company, Unwell.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of unravel
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  • When market rents begin moving, an owner running an 11% concession discount has to unwind that discount before a single dollar of the recovery reaches effective rent.
    — Tony Julianelle, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • And after an active day at the resort, guests can unwind at the expansive Kohler Waters Spa before retiring to The American Club, the resort’s premier five-star hotel.
    — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of unwind
Verb
  • This difference allows physicists to disentangle the exchange of electrical charge that occurs as a ruthenium-zirconium collision unfolds, tracking its propagation through the myriad new particles produced.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Systems have to be disentangled, employees moved, contracts rewritten, and corporate functions recreated.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of disentangle
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  • Japan, meanwhile, has spent the past several years untangling another mess.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The architecture morphs into a tangled digital knot that only expensive crisis engineers can untangle.
    — Ihor Hamal, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of untangle
Verb
  • How to unsnarl the emotions that play tug-of-war with our souls?
    — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
  • During the recent supply-chain crisis, XPO helped unsnarl bottlenecks for customers in several industries.
    — Joann S. Lublin, Time, 27 Nov. 2022
Definition of unsnarl

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“Ravel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravel. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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