ravelling
The word “ravelling” has 3 syllables: rav-el-ling
It's pronounced as /ˈrævlɪŋ/
What is synonym and antonym for ravelling?
In the thesaurus, “ravelling” has 15 synonyms and 14 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for ravelling along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for ravelling
- disentangling
- loosening
- loosing
- unbinding
- unbraiding
- undoing
- unfastening
- unlacing
- unlashing
- unraveling
- unsnarling
- untangling
- untieing
- untying
- unwinding
Antonyms for ravelling
- binding
- braiding
- entangling
- fastening
- interlacing
- interweaving
- knotting
- lacing
- lashing
- snarling
- tangling
- tieing
- tying
- winding
Meanings of ravelling
- verb
- To tangle; entangle; entwine confusedly, become snarled; thus to involve; perplex; confuse.
- To undo the intricacies of; to disentangle or clarify.
- To pull apart (especially cloth or a seam); unravel.
- To become entangled.
- To become untwisted or unwoven.
- In the APL programming language, to reshape (a variable) into a vector.
- noun
- A tangled mess, a decomposition.
Example Sentences
- The rope was ravelling at the ends after years of use.
- She spent hours ravelling the threads to make the yarn usable again.
- The old sweater was ravelling at the sleeves, needing immediate repair.
- As the mystery unfolded, more clues were ravelling into a clear story.
- The fabric started ravelling at the edges after being washed improperly.
On this page you'll find 29 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ravelling, such as: binding, braiding, disentangling, entangling, fastening, interlacing, interweaving.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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- disenthralling
- emancipating
- emancipation
- enfranchising
- enlarging
- extricating
- extrication
- freedom
- freeing
- granting freedom
- liberating
- liberation
- loosening
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- manumission
- manumitting
- pardoning
- paroling
- parting
- ransoming
- raveling
- ravelling
- redeeming
- release
- releasing
- reprieve
- rescuing
- restoration
- salvation
- saving
- separation
- setting free
- springing
- turning loose
- unbraiding
- uncaging
- unchaining
- undoing
- unfastening
- unfettering
- unlacing
- unlashing
- unlocking
- unraveling
- unshackling
- unsnarling
- untangling
- untieing
- untying
- unwinding