Synonyms of unravels

unravels

verb

present tense third-person singular of unravel

1

as in frays

to separate the various strands of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frays
• untwists
• untangles
• disentangles
• smooths
• unweaves
• undoes
• ravels (out)
• unbraids
• unwinds
• unsnarls
• frets
• untwines
• unlays
• unrolls
• uncoils
• unties
• straightens (out)
• unlaces
• unknots
• unstrings
• unthreads

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• entangles
• snarls
• tangles
• ties
• winds
• plies
• splices
• knots
• laces
• braids
• plaits

2

as in solves

to find an answer for through reasoning

unraveled the mystery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• solves
• resolves
• answers
• deciphers
• works
• concludes
• works out
• figures out
• cracks
• breaks
• decides
• riddles (out)
• gathers
• puzzles (out)
• deduces
• infers
• unriddles
• unties
• untangles
• dopes (out)
• speculates
• assumes
• presumes
• judges
• reasons
• clears (up)
• straightens (out)
• decodes
• guesses
• unscrambles
• conjectures
• divines
• irons out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unravels

As her mother unravels, Maya uncovers a pattern of silence and exploitation that leads her to confront her father’s deception and her family’s complicity. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Interrupted by power outages, a relentlessly barking dog and the unexpected arrival of a celebrated composer, the conversation steadily unravels. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

Zendaya and Pattinson play an engaged couple whose relationship unravels after a confession over dinner. — ABC News, 24 July 2026

That’s about as pleasant as things ever get for Weir, whose sanity steadily unravels over the course of the film, culminating in one of its most potent scares. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026

Defense unravels late The Dodgers widened their lead to two runs but gave it up in the eighth on a pair of errors, including one on a sacrifice bunt. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

My new novel, Star-Crossed Summer, follows two young actors who fall in love while filming a movie set in a South Carolina beach town, only to be torn apart by fame, ambition and a secret that unravels everything. — Devon Daniels, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026

Years later, Kang gets revenge by crafting a story that Mun-oh cannot turn away from, and that slowly unravels the professor’s life. — Kayti Burt, Time, 26 June 2026

The no-frills app also unravels any complex options for those who are looking for something that just keeps the sound simple. — Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 23 June 2026