All unravel synonyms
unΒ·ravΒ·el
U u verb unravel
- outspread β spread out; stretched out: outspread arms.
- cognize β to perceive, become aware of, or know
- decode β If you decode a message that has been written or spoken in a code, you change it into ordinary language.
- decrypt β to decode (a message) with or without previous knowledge of its key
- diffused β Simple past tense and past participle of diffuse.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- figure β a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- break down β If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- clue in β anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- cut the gordian knot β to find a quick, bold solution for a perplexing problem
- disembroil β to free from embroilment, entanglement, or confusion.
- dope out β any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- deconstruct β In philosophy and literary criticism, to deconstruct an idea or text means to show the contradictions in its meaning, and to show how it does not fully explain what it claims to explain.
- encipher β Convert (a message or piece of text) into a coded form ; encrypt.
- explain β Make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas.
- fathom β a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. Abbreviation: fath.
- figure out β a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- deal with β When you deal with something or someone that needs attention, you give your attention to them, and often solve a problem or make a decision concerning them.
- get through β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- get to the bottom of β to discover the real truth about
- develop β When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- decipher β to determine the meaning of (something obscure or illegible)
- cypher β cipher
- diagramming β a figure, usually consisting of a line drawing, made to accompany and illustrate a geometrical theorem, mathematical demonstration, etc.
- diagramed β Simple past tense and past participle of diagram.
- hit upon β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- interpret β to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
- clear up β When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
- iron out β Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20Β°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- expand β explain
- disentangle β Free (something or someone) from an entanglement; extricate.
- cipher β A cipher is a secret system of writing that you use to send messages.
- discumber β (archaic, transitive) To free from that which cumbers or impedes; to disencumber.
- debug β When someone debugs a computer program, they look for the faults in it and correct them so that it will run properly.
- fray β a raveled or worn part, as in cloth: frays at the toes of well-worn sneakers.
- get right β be correct about
- bulk up β If someone or something bulks up or bulks out, they become bigger or heavier.
- make a point of β a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- leaf through β one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
noun unravel
- clarification β to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.
- band-aid β A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.