UNSPOOLING Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

unspooling

verb

present participle of unspool

as in uncoiling

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspooling

Verb

Tailor-made for dorm rooms and small study spaces, this 32-inch Samsung smart TV makes unwinding after class effortless.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
Wharton management professor Peter Cappelli has tracked this unwinding for decades.

— Kate Vitasek, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of unwinding

Verb

Researchers will spend years untangling the two, and policymakers will be reading corridor numbers that mean less every quarter.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Mike walked up and down the boat, untangling lines, re-tying lures, and helping anyone who needed it.

— Matthew Every, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026

Definition of untangling

Verb

Washington and Tokyo’s unprecedented step to bolster the yen already appears to be unraveling.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
Kim has not yet entered a plea but is scheduled to appear in court next month in San Jose, the next step in unraveling what led to the death of a young man police say was the victim of a botched murder-for-hire plot.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of unraveling

Verb

New characters and backstory details are dropped in before existing loose ends are tied up, resulting in unclear motivations and convoluted layers of subplot that, ultimately, do not prove relevant enough to have been worth disentangling.

— Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 9 Aug. 2026
The fundamental goal of the 1787 Constitution was to establish a republican form of government — and that meant disentangling the traditional powers of the monarch and placing them in different branches of government.

— David French, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026

Definition of disentangling

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

unspooled

unspooling

unspools

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Unspooling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspooling. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of unspooling

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

oxymoron

Popular in Grammar & Usage

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Do you 'say your piece' or 'say your peace'?

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Popular in Wordplay

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

Is “GIF” Pronounced “Jiff” or “Giff”?

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

Games & Quizzes