ravelled

The word “ravelled” has 2 syllables: rav-elled

It's pronounced as /ˈrævɛld/


What is synonym and antonym for ravelled?

In the thesaurus, “ravelled” has 14 synonyms and 15 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for ravelled along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for ravelled

  • disentangled
  • loosed
  • loosened
  • unbound
  • unbraided
  • undid
  • unfastened
  • unlaced
  • unlashed
  • unraveled
  • unsnarled
  • untangled
  • untied
  • unwound

Antonyms for ravelled

Meanings of ravelled

  • verb
    1. To tangle; entangle; entwine confusedly, become snarled; thus to involve; perplex; confuse.
    2. To undo the intricacies of; to disentangle or clarify.
    3. To pull apart (especially cloth or a seam); unravel.
    4. To become entangled.
    5. To become untwisted or unwoven.
    6. In the APL programming language, to reshape (a variable) into a vector.
  • adjective
    1. Of bread: made from flour and bran.

Example Sentences

  • The edges of the scarf had ravelled after months of use.
  • His patience ravelled as he waited for a response.
  • The yarn had ravelled so much that it was no longer usable.
  • The mystery of the missing items was finally ravelled with the discovery of new clues.
  • The old coat had ravelled at the seams from years of wear.

On this page you'll find 29 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ravelled, such as: bound, braided, disentangled, entangled, fastened, interlaced, interweaved.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

unbound

  • absolved
  • apart
  • asunder
  • at large
  • at liberty
  • baggy
  • beat the rap
  • boring
  • boundless
  • ceaseless
  • clear
  • cleared
  • constant
  • continuous
  • day-and-night
  • delivered
  • detached
  • discharged
  • disconnected
  • disembarrassed
  • disencumbered
  • disengaged
  • disentangled
  • disenthraled
  • disenthralled
  • dragged out
  • dull
  • easy
  • emancipated
  • endless
  • enfranchised
  • enlarged
  • escaped
  • eternal
  • everlasting
  • excepted
  • excluded
  • excused
  • extricated
  • favored
  • flabby
  • flaccid
  • floating
  • footloose
  • free
  • free as a bird
  • freed
  • hanging
  • immeasurable
  • immune
  • incessant
  • insecure
  • interminate
  • lax
  • let go
  • let off
  • liberated
  • limitless
  • limp
  • long
  • long-drawn-out
  • long-winded
  • looped
  • loose
  • loosed
  • loosened
  • manumitted
  • movable
  • never-ending
  • no end of
  • no end to
  • not fitting
  • not liable
  • not responsible
  • not subject
  • off the hook
  • on a treadmill
  • on the loose
  • outside
  • paroled
  • permanent
  • perpetual
  • privileged
  • protracted
  • ransomed
  • raveled
  • ravelled
  • redeemed
  • relaxed
  • released
  • rescued
  • saved
  • separate
  • set apart
  • slack
  • slackened
  • sloppy
  • spared
  • special
  • sprang
  • sprung
  • spun out
  • strung-out
  • timeless
  • turned loose
  • unanchored
  • unattached
  • unbolted
  • unbraided
  • unbuttoned
  • uncaged
  • uncaught
  • unceasing
  • unchained
  • unchecked
  • unclasped
  • unconfined
  • unconnected
  • undid
  • undone
  • unfastened
  • unfettered
  • unhinged
  • unhooked
  • uninterrupted
  • unlaced
  • unlashed
  • unlatched
  • unleashed
  • unlimited
  • unlocked
  • unpinned
  • unraveled
  • unrestrained
  • unrestricted
  • unsecured
  • unshackled
  • unsnarled
  • untangled
  • untied
  • unwound
  • void of
  • walked
  • wearisome
  • wobbly

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