UNCOIL Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

uncoil

verb

Definition of uncoil

as in to unroll

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Recent Examples of uncoil Young helped uncoil her and stretch her out. — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026 The snake uncoiled and hung down between the engine and the tire, looking at him with yellow beady eyes. — Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024 Stewart conveys this repression physically, through a defensive crouch that uncoils when under attack. — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024 Looking over a wobbly guardrail, Dale Landmann uncoiled a few feet of rope, cautiously lowering a white plastic pipe into the opaque waters of the Calumet River on a recent hot weekday morning. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for uncoil

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The study’s findings could help identify which Herculaneum scrolls are the next best candidates to noninvasively unroll and decipher, the authors suggest.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
In June 2026 researchers used micro-CT scanning technology to read one such fragile scroll, without ever needing to unroll it, revealing a philosophical treatise on ethics.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of unroll

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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

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Before long, his wealth and his hair would expand, and the teeth would be straightened.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026
The problems started with Cole Carrigg at the plate, when Eddings took it upon himself to tell Cardinals pitcher Hancel Rincon — who was making his MLB debut — to straighten his cap.

— Levi Weaver, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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One fall day in 1856, a family of Eastern gray squirrels in rural New York uncurled from a cozy nest in a chestnut tree, looked around, and joined half a billion other squirrels on a multi-state walkabout.

— Christine Peterson, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
Exhale, lower the bridge down, then uncurl the trunk to bring the right hip and shoulder back to the ground.

— Jen Murphy, WSJ, 16 June 2022

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