UNTHREAD Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

unthread

verb

Definition of unthread

as in to untie

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Recent Examples of unthread Use the valve-core remover to unthread the core counterclockwise, then remove it and set it aside. — Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 28 July 2020

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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

Verb

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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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
Loosely roll dough around rolling pin and gently unroll it onto 9-inch pie plate, letting excess dough hang over edge.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2026

Definition of unroll

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Beneficiary designations, trust drafting, disclaimer provisions, and the certification itself all have to be handled correctly, and a single misstep can undo the entire strategy.

— James Lange, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Summer sun can worsen pigmentation, which means a pricey laser session now can be undone in a matter of weeks.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 7 July 2026

Definition of undo

Verb

On weekdays, Library Blu, the hotel’s bar, is packed with guests unwinding post-work, but weekends also bring in locals checking-in for a staycation.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
This week, another titan who has been instrumental in shaping American media and telecommunications began to unwind his Hollywood holdings.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of unwind

Verb

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

Definition of unknot

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