Synonyms of uncoil

uncoil

verb

as in to unroll

Related Words

• unroll
• unwind
• straighten
• uncurl
• unbend
• untwist
• unkink
• untangle
• disentangle
• untwine

Dissimilar Words

• curve
• bend
• curl
• arc
• bend
• bow
• round
• turn
• hook
• loop
• swirl
• twist
• crook
• twine
• wind
• entwine
• coil
• kink
• spiral

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of uncoil

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

But during the middle stretch, everyone limbers up—Discs 15 and 16, afternoon and evening shows in Houston, are particularly loose and swinging, Robbie uncoiling like a snake. — Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 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