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unravel

un·rav·el
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-rav-uh l]
    • /ʌnˈræv əl/
    • /ʌnˈræv.əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-rav-uh l]
    • /ʌnˈræv əl/

Definitions of unravel word

  • verb with object unravel to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.). 1
  • verb with object unravel to free from complication or difficulty; make plain or clear; solve: to unravel a situation; to unravel a mystery. 1
  • verb with object unravel Informal. to take apart; undo; destroy (a plan, agreement, or arrangement). 1
  • verb without object unravel to become unraveled. 1
  • intransitive verb unravel string, yarn, sweater 1
  • intransitive verb unravel plan 1

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Origin of unravel

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; un-2 + ravel

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Unravel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unravel popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for unravel

noun unravel

  • band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
  • clarification — to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.

verb unravel

  • break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
  • bulk up — If someone or something bulks up or bulks out, they become bigger or heavier.
  • cipher — A cipher is a secret system of writing that you use to send messages.
  • clear up — When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
  • clue in — anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.

Antonyms for unravel

verb unravel

  • befog — to surround with fog
  • buffalo — A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards. Buffalo are usually found in southern and eastern Africa.
  • buffaloed — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
  • buffaloing — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
  • corkscrew — A corkscrew is a device for pulling corks out of bottles.

noun unravel

  • chemical — Chemical means involving or resulting from a reaction between two or more substances, or relating to the substances that something consists of.

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