Meaning & use
Unravelled
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Came apart at the threads, or, figuratively, fell apart or was solved piece by piece.
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The old sweater unravelled after just a few washes.
Their carefully laid plan unravelled within hours of the launch.
A note on using this word
This is the British spelling; American English typically uses "unraveled" with a single L.
Words with a similar meaning
unwounddisintegrated
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Words with an opposite meaning
assembledheld together
Another way to use it
2. verb
Solved or explained something complicated or mysterious.
Detectives finally unravelled the decades-old case.
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