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Unravel synonyms

ŭn-răv'əl

To find or provide the correct or a satisfactory solution to (a problem)

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ravel (antonym)

To pull apart (especially cloth or a seam); unravel.

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To set free; release or disentangle (from a net, difficulty, etc.)

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To release oneself or itself; become disengaged

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To free from confusion; clear up; put in order

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To unfasten. ^ant.^syn.

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To reverse the process of scrambling, decrypt.

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To become free of nervous tension; relax:

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unpick (related)

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piece-together (related)

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lay-bare (related)

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decipher (related)

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disentangle (related)

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(Intransitive) Of stormy weather, to dissipate, to become calm.

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To expose to view, as by removing a cover; uncover.

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To find the solution or an answer to (a problem); solve

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explain (related)

To give the meaning or interpretation of; expound

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interpret (related)

To explain the meaning of:

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free (related)

Free means to release or let go.

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To disrupt the composure of; disconcert.

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To cause (things or people) to be separate.

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To undo a folding.

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To remove the knot from laces; to undo laces.

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To figure out, to find out, find, decipher

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(Idiomatic) To calculate.

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get-to-the-bottom-of

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ask (related)

To expect or demand:

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uncover (related)

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elucidate (related)

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reason (related)

To reason is to think things through, to use logic, or to try to solve a problem with logic.

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To cause to enter; to thrust.

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To undo or untangle a knot or knots in

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disentangle

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Find another word for unravel. In this page you can discover 33 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for unravel, like: solve, ravel, extricate, disengage, untangle, undo, unscramble, unwind, unpick, piece-together and lay-bare.