Synonyms of untwisting

untwisting

verb

present participle of untwist

as in unraveling

to separate the various strands of

untwisted the ball of thread

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unraveling
• untangling
• disentangling
• fraying
• unweaving
• unbraiding
• untwining
• raveling (out)
• unlaying
• smoothing
• unsnarling
• undoing
• uncoiling
• unwinding
• unrolling
• untying
• straightening (out)
• fretting
• unknotting
• unlacing
• unthreading
• unstringing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tangling
• snarling
• entangling
• winding
• tying
• plying
• knotting
• braiding
• splicing
• lacing
• plaiting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of untwisting

In a feat of precision physics, researchers from Cornell and Stanford Universities have filmed atoms twisting and untwisting in perfect sync, a choreography that unfolds in just a trillionth of a second. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2025