RAVEL (OUT) Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

ravel (out)

verb

ˈra-vəl

Definition of ravel (out)

as in to unravel

to separate the various strands of since the sweater is too small, you could ravel the yarn out and make something else with it

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Shortly after, Iran attacked commercial vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz, unraveling the precarious cease-fire the country had struck with the United States three months earlier.

— Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
In games, Riley Park unravels a sinister mystery around the fictional children’s television show Amanda the Adventurer after discovering a mysterious video tape in their late aunt Kate’s attic.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

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