unknot

verb

Definition of unknotnext
as in to untie

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Recent Examples of unknot What at first presents itself as a survival horror, though, slowly unknots itself with twists and turns. — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2024 In nearly eight years, the Republican has appointed nearly 60 percent of the state’s 418 justices, installing judges who will oversee murder trials, reshape constitutional law, and unknot thorny civil litigation for years, if not decades, to come. — Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Dec. 2022 The idea is that a meditative approach can allow people to feel with resilience and unknot the ropework of repression without being flooded into despair. — Hazlitt, 15 Sep. 2022 Being an open-ended query is an ideal state for an online girl, who will doubtless find a million other users hoping to provide her answer, helping to unknot her prettily furrowed brow. — Philippa Snow, The New Republic, 30 Aug. 2022 Acupressure mats can also improve circulation, unknot tight muscles, and improve sleep. — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 2 Aug. 2022 If someone comes up with an algorithm that can unknot any knot in what’s called polynomial time, that will put the Unknotting Problem fully to rest. — Dave Linkletter, Popular Mechanics, 22 July 2022 One of the issues the Supreme Court must unknot is whether Kennedy was praying as a private citizen or as an assistant coach and school employee. — Editors, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2022 Milwaukee's rally began quietly enough with a pair of Antetokounmpo free throws to unknot the score. — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unknot
  1. untie
  2. uncoil
  3. unwind
  4. unlace
  5. unroll
  6. undo
Verb
  • One popular saying suggests a knot tied on a rainy day is harder to untie.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • There, by definition, each match has to have a winner and a loser, so any match that ends in a draw proceeds to two 15-minute periods of overtime, and, if that fails to untie the score, a penalty kick shootout.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
Definition of untie
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  • If one were to uncoil the long history of US engagement with Latin America, from the halls of Montezuma to the cells of CECOT, what was the most successful period?
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Young helped uncoil her and stretch her out.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of uncoil
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  • The amenity spread includes a sauna and cold plunge, which Pine probably could have used for unwinding after dealing with any local Trekkies.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 14 July 2026
  • Cortina, the hotel's fanciest restaurant, applies Northern Italian techniques to Montana ingredients like bison and venison, while the 11,000-square-foot spa gives guests a place to unwind after a day on the slopes or the trails.
    — Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
Definition of unwind
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  • More than one hiker has inadvertently gotten the oil on their fingers when unlacing a boot, then transferred it to their forehead.
    — Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 10 May 2023
  • Usher followed — reportedly only after unlacing his skates first — and allegedly went to meet Brown & Co. behind some buses parked outside.
    — Vulture, Vulture, 8 May 2023
Definition of unlace
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  • In the morning, unroll the waves and use a light mist of hairspray.
    — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 8 July 2026
  • Researchers have turned to technology to unroll the scrolls virtually since physically unfurling these fragile documents risks destroying them.
    — Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of unroll
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  • Now, more than 40 state lawmakers are warning that a provision buried in the new state budget could undo their progress.
    — Gio Insignares, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Losing coverage does not merely undo the benefits of having had it before.
    — Aparna Soni, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Definition of undo

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“Unknot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unknot. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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