RAVEL Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

ravel

verb

Definition of ravel

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 Now, with many New Yorkers complaining that life in New York is raveling under Mr. Bloomberg’s progressive successor, Bill de Blasio, a top Bloomberg lieutenant is telling his version of how the city was revitalized. — Edward Kosner, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2017

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The truce unraveled after both sides resumed attacks on each other’s military installations and other infrastructure.

— Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
The team got a preview of Brazil after the pair of friendlies earlier this June, including the atmosphere and how top teams will look to unravel their approach.

— Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of unravel

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An accessible and welcoming space for a family to unwind and enjoy together without barriers is a rare treat.

— Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026
Slow down with a massage, body treatment, or holistic therapies like Reiki and sound healing before unwinding in Half-Mile Farm’s mineral saltwater pool and Jacuzzi.

— Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 20 July 2026

Definition of unwind

Verb

Lydia Kiesling’s Mobility attempts something at once more traditional and more ambitious, exploring how a young woman tries to disentangle herself from the oil industry’s poisonous tendrils.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
The unique shape of these events meant that signals from wakes could be more easily disentangled from surrounding noise.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of disentangle

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