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

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There will be a lot to unravel on Raw, but there's still stones left to unturn.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Yet for many, July served as a lesson that the same forces capable of delivering outsized gains can also unravel swiftly.

— Youkyung Lee, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of unravel

Verb

But the unexpected, undeniable centerpiece is their backyard’s strikingly lush, drought-tolerant native lawn that invites people and pets alike to unwind.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
In Japan, where a historic bathing ritual has long been a part of how people unwind there, saunas are being added to onsens.

— Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 31 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

Verb

As interest in the film continued to grow, Dennis became determined to untangle the complicated rights, and some detective work led him to discover that the movie was now owned by Amazon/MGM.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
In the background while making various shows in the following years, Antosca’s producing partner Alex Hedlund worked to untangle the rights, eventually obtaining the directors’ blessing.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 24 July 2026

Definition of untangle

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