unravels in English

verb

1

undo (twisted, knitted, or woven threads).

There are some threads that once pulled unraveled the whole sweater.

synonyms: untangle, disentangle, separate out, unwind, untwist, unsnarl, unthread

2

investigate and solve or explain (something complicated or puzzling).

they were attempting to unravel the cause of death

synonyms: solve, resolve, clear up, puzzle out, unscramble, get to the bottom of, explain, clarify, make head(s) or tail(s) of, figure out, dope out

verb

untangle, disentangle, separate out, unwind, untwist, unsnarl, unthread
solve, resolve, clear up, puzzle out, unscramble, get to the bottom of, explain, clarify, make head(s) or tail(s) of, figure out, dope out
fall apart, fail, collapse, go wrong, deteriorate, go downhill, fray
run
unknot, untangle, unscramble, unpick
ravel, ravel out

Use "unravels" in a sentence

1. Nonretarded Avertive abaction Mellie unravels Camillus short-fingered Farah existlessness

2. Blackfish unravels the complexities of this dichotomy, employing the story of the notorious performing whale Tilikum.

3. During his assignment, Bond unravels a scheme to increase petroleum prices by triggering a nuclear meltdown in the waters of Istanbul.

4. As the story unravels through its differing viewpoints, the kinship complexities begin to look as fateful as Greek tragedy: brother against brother, vicious rape, impossible Avengings.

5. In Me, Myself and Miss Gibbs, Francesca Millican-Slater Beguilingly unravels the story behind a modest postcard bought in a Totnes junk shop for 50p.

6. Endless queues & funerals, scared staff — Delhi’s Covid crisis unravels in chaos at Crematoria Delhi govt reported 509 Covid deaths between 27 May and 7 June

7. Brotherhood has its faults -- the plot unravels a fair bit -- but the Tarantino homage is reasonable and the nightmarish atmosphere well maintained, with bizarre black-comic jolts.

8. Bombshell unravels the drama behind the downfall, all too slow in coming, of Fox News president Roger Ailes (here played by John Lithgow, lurking behind blubbery prosthetic jowls), a man who

9. A contemporary prequel to Psycho, giving a portrayal of how Norman Bates' psyche unravels through his teenage years, and how deeply intricate his relationship with his mother, Norma, truly is.

10. Anomaly is the story of broken relationships, and an astronomical event intertwining the various narrative threads. The film unravels as we follow characters on their journey exploring the relationship between humanity, the natural world, and the cosmos

11. Blackfish unravels the complexities of this dichotomy, employing the story of the notorious performing whale Tilikum, who — unlike any orca in the wild — has taken the lives of several people while in captivity

12. Up next is another look that requires a twist out.The blogger Kiitanaxo Crochets in Havana Mambo Twists – 12″ and then unravels them in order to achieve this gorgeous piecy wavy look

13. "Busting" just takes way too long to get started and when it finally does, it completely unravels and falls apart when it reaches its silly, poorly executed finale, which is embarrassingly free of

14. Clueless (10,134) IMDb 6.8 1 h 37 min 1995 X-Ray PG-13 Cher's world unravels with the sudden appearance of two hunks: a sexy new classmate, and her square but cute ex-stepbrother

15. Annie (Kristen Wiig), is a maid of honor whose life unravels as she leads her best friend, Lillian (Maya Rudolph), and a group of colorful Bridesmaids (Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper) on a wild ride down the road to matrimony