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 the new season picks up, George unravels under the looming threat of anti-monopoly laws targeting his industrial empire. — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Currently shooting in Florida, Crocodile Smile follows a meticulous killer who falls for a nervous realtor, setting off a romance that soon unravels into a bloody mess. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026

What unravels is a long overdue appraisal of one of this century’s greatest pop-rock bands. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2026

In both the book and the movie, Jack Torrance (Nicholson), his wife Wendy (Duvall) and their son, Danny (Danny Lloyd) move to a mountain resort in Colorado, where Jack’s psyche soon unravels. — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2026

Unless Smith gets hurt or the season unravels enough to prompt a quarterback change, Klubnik will likely spend his rookie year learning behind the veteran. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

Elaine unravels that mystery, weaving together the way insurance companies’ coverage decisions have shaped how these medicines are used. — Amanda Erickson, STAT, 28 Sep. 2026

Among the 14 movies vying for the Golden Eye is Rhys Marc Jones’ Black Church Bay, a mystery-thriller starring Tom Cullen and Joe Locke about a man whose world unravels after an intimate encounter with a younger man. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

This solve is polished for a couple of newbies, with an inventive theme that unravels in a quirky, pleasing way that’s especially charming coming from a parent-child team. — Caitlin Lovinger, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2026