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unravel

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of unravel

1 to separate the various strands of

it took us forever to unravel the jumbled mass of Christmas tree lights

Synonyms of unravel

disentangle, ravel (out), unbraid, unlay, unsnarl, untangle, untwine, untwist, unweave

Words Related to unravel

smooth, straighten (out)

uncoil, undo, unknot, unlace, unroll, unstring, unthread, untie, unwind

Near Antonyms of unravel

braid, knot, lace, plait, ply, splice, tie, wind

Antonyms of unravel

entangle, snarl, tangle

2 to find an answer for through reasoning

unraveled the mystery

Synonyms of unravel

answer, break, crack, dope (out), figure out, puzzle (out), resolve, riddle (out), solve, unriddle, work, work out

Words Related to unravel

conclude, decide, deduce, gather, infer, judge, reason

clear (up), iron out, straighten (out), unscramble, untangle, untie

assume, conjecture, divine, guess, presume, speculate

decipher, decode

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