Antonyms for unravel


Grammar : Verb
Spell : uhn-rav-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈræv əl


Definition of unravel

Origin :
  • c.1600, from un- (2) + ravel (v.).
  • verb solve
  • verb untangle
  • verb unfold
Example sentences :
  • What if to-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow brings no light to unravel this mystery?
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • The whole affair is a terrible mystery; be assured I will do my best to unravel it.
  • Extract from : « The Cat of Bubastes » by G. A. Henty
  • What the police have failed to fathom, how can you hope to unravel?
  • Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • She has that sort of head that loves a hard knot to unravel!
  • Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
  • There were more complexities in Tom's character than Henry could unravel.
  • Extract from : « A Great Man » by Arnold Bennett
  • Of all the tangled webs ever I essayed to unravel, this is the knottiest.
  • Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
  • Who am I that I should seek to unravel the mysterious intricacies of sex?
  • Extract from : « The Moon and Sixpence » by W. Somerset Maugham
  • Strenuous, untiring efforts for years have been made to unravel this Lanier web.
  • Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
  • But all love has a mystic triple root; you cannot unravel the web, on earth at least.
  • Extract from : « Pirate Gold » by Frederic Jesup Stimson
  • Caius could not unravel this, and yet, deep within him, he knew that there was consistency in it.
  • Extract from : « The Mermaid » by Lily Dougall

Synonyms for unravel

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