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- [uhn-breyd]
- /ʌnˈbreɪd/
- /ˌʌnˈbreɪd /
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- [uhn-breyd]
- /ʌnˈbreɪd/
Definitions of unbraid word
- verb with object unbraid to separate (anything braided, as hair) into the several strands. 1
- verb unbraid to remove braids from (hair); to separate strands of hair that have been braided 0
- verb unbraid to unravel or disentangle (an argument, etc) 0
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Origin of unbraid
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; un-2 + braid
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Parts of speech for Unbraid
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unbraid popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unbraid
verb unbraid
- disembroil — to free from embroilment, entanglement, or confusion.
- disentangle — Free (something or someone) from an entanglement; extricate.
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- discumber — (archaic, transitive) To free from that which cumbers or impedes; to disencumber.
- loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
Antonyms for unbraid
verb unbraid
- braid — Braid is a narrow piece of decorated cloth or twisted threads, which is used to decorate clothes or curtains.
- complect — to interweave or entwine
- complected — complexioned
- cued — a long, tapering rod, tipped with a soft leather pad, used to strike the ball in billiards, pool, etc.
- cuing — a long, tapering rod, tipped with a soft leather pad, used to strike the ball in billiards, pool, etc.
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