| VERB | contact | unravel, unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpick | become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of |
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| contact | unravel, ravel, ravel out | disentangle | |
| change | unravel, run | become undone |
| Sounds | ahnrae'vahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "unravel the thread" | |
| Synonyms | unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpick | |
| Entails | separate, disunite, divide, part | Force, take, or pull apart |
| Broader | undo | cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect |
| Opposite | ravel, tangle, knot | tangle or complicate |
| Spanish | desembrollar, desenmarañar | |
| Nouns | unraveler | a person who removes tangles |
| Meaning | disentangle. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "can you unravel the mystery?" | |
| Synonyms | ravel, ravel out | |
| Broader | disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out | extricate from entanglement |
| Opposite | ravel, tangle, knot | tangle or complicate |
| Spanish | desenredar, desintrincar, develar | |
| Nouns | unraveler, unraveller | a person who removes tangles |
| Meaning | Become undone. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "the sweater unraveled" | |
| Synonym | run | |
| Broader | disintegrate | break / break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity |
| Similar to | ladder, run | Come unraveled or undone as if by snagging |
| Catalan | escórrer-se | |
| Nouns | unraveller | a person who removes tangles |
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