Showing Results for "unraveled"

unraveled

VERB

unfold

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decipher resolve solve undo untangle

STRONG

disengage disentangle extricate faze ravel separate unlace unwind

Antonyms

STRONGEST

question wonder

STRONG

entangle join twist unite wind

WEAK

knot tangle tie

VERB

solve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clear up resolve

STRONG

disclose explain

WEAK

sort out unriddle

Antonyms

STRONGEST

question

WEAK

knot tangle tie

VERB

untangle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

undo

STRONG

disentangle free separate unknot unsnarl unwind

WEAK

straighten out

Antonyms

STRONG

twist wind

WEAK

knot tangle tie

Example Sentences

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The attack quickly unraveled when Mangubat revealed she was engaged and actively planning her wedding.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Zscaler has been tapped as a favorite cybersecurity stock by some analysts, but investor optimism seems to have unraveled Wednesday after the company’s outlook for revenue in the current quarter fell short of expectations.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Female wasps began aggressively competing for dominance, and the colony's normal social structure quickly unraveled.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

It began as gossip, and long-lens photographs of unknown provenance, and it has since unraveled into another textbook case of bungled crisis management.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

How could everything have come so fearfully and thoroughly unraveled?

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein