UNTHREADED Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

unthreaded

verb

past tense of unthread

as in unknotted

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Frontier expands routes, will cut less profitable ones Dempsey took over from longtime Frontier CEO Barry Biffle in December and has unwound some of his more aggressive expansion plans.

— Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Prosecutors and the media had unwound a web of lies from Santos over the years, including illegally spending donor money, lying about being Jewish, and fabricating his resume.

— Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025

Definition of unwound

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Because you can't get untied every time.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
As the Knicks pulled away in the third quarter of Game 1, Hart bent down during a stoppage in play and, without saying a word, subtly untied the shoe of Fallon, who was seated courtside.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026

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In the aftermath of the COVID-19 lockdowns that fractured communities and frayed the social fabric of society, there are more lonely people than ever.

— Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026
The mix-up may have contributed to souring the communication between the legal teams of the companies, whose relationship appears to be increasingly frayed.

— NBC news, NBC news, 15 July 2026

Definition of frayed

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But when renovating an 18th-century apartment on a side street in the Marais, architect Clément Lesnoff-Rocard boldly undid a number of alterations to the home over the years.

— Felix Wagner, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2026
This movie completely undid my sense of what that type of filmmaking could be.

— Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

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