Synonyms of ravel
120 similar words · 7 opposite words
Another word for ravel is snarl. Other synonyms of ravel are foul, entangle, enmesh and ensnarl. The opposite of ravel is unravel.
Synonyms and similar words for ravel
verbTo entwine or tangle (something) confusedly; to entangle.
- mat
- snarlTo entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.
- enmeshTo mesh; to tangle or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated, particularly in a mesh- or net-like...
- ensnare figurativelyTo entangle; to enmesh.
- ensnarlTo entangle; to trap.
- entangleTo tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated.
- foulTo entangle.
- involve figurativelyTo entangle, intertwine, or mingle (something with one or more other things, or several things together); especially...
- tangle
- implicate archaicTo fold or twist together, intertwine, interlace, entangle, entwine.
- imply archaicTo enfold, entangle.
verbOften followed by up: to form (something) out of discrete elements, like weaving fabric from...
verbTo confuse or perplex (someone or something).
- confoundTo fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
- puzzleTo cause (oneself or someone, or their mind, etc.) to feel confused or mystified because they cannot understand a...
- addle
- baffleTo confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.
- vex
- lose
- embroil
- stick
- stump
- baffoundTo perplex; to bewilder.
- bamboozle
- bedevilTo perplex or bewilder.
- befuddleTo perplex, confuse (someone).
- throw
- bemud figuratively
- bemuse
- bewilderTo confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
- bumfuzzleTo confuse or fluster.
- complicate
- confuddle slangTo confuse thoroughly.
- confuse
- confuzzle slangTo confuse or puzzle.
- dazzle
- discombobulateTo throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.
- disconcertTo bring into confusion.
- blind
- dumbfoundTo confuse and bewilder; to leave speechless.
- ferhoodleTo confuse or puzzle.
- flabagast
- flabbergastTo overwhelm with bewilderment; to amaze, confound, or stun, especially in a ludicrous manner.
- flabbergasterTo perplex or amaze; to shock or frighten.
- flurry
- flusterTo throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic; to befuddle, to confuse.
- flummox
- fuddle
- jumble
- mix upTo confuse or reverse.
- muddle
- muddy figurativelyTo confuse (a person or their thinking); to muddle.
- perplex
- knot obsolete
verbOften followed by out: to undo the intricacies of (a problem, etc.); to clarify, to disentangle.
- iron outTo resolve (a dispute); to solve (a problem).
- unravelTo cause (something) to no longer be ravelled or tangled; to disentangle, to untangle.
- untangleTo remove tangles or knots from.
- decipherTo find a solution to a problem.
- get to the bottom ofTo come to understand, discover the truth about, or solve.
- meliorateTo make better; to improve; to solve a problem.
- puzzle outTo figure out; to discover or find a solution to.
- reason outTo solve or determine by reasoning.
- resolveTo find a solution to (a problem).
- riddleTo solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question.
- sleuthTo act as a detective; to try to discover who committed a crime, or, more generally, to solve a mystery.
- solve
- tease out figurativelyTo unravel; (figuratively, by extension) to determine; solve.
- think outTo devise or solve by a process of thought.
- unpuzzleTo solve (a puzzle); to work out.
- unriddleTo solve (a perplexing problem).
- upsolveTo solve; explain.
- work outTo resolve; to find a solution for.
- absolve obsoleteTo resolve; to explain; to solve.
- unsolve obsoleteTo solve.
verbTo destroy or ruin (something), like unravelling fabric.
- disintegrate
- raceTo level or tear down (a building, a town, etc.) to the ground; to demolish.
- unmakeTo destroy or take apart; to cause (a made article) to lose its nature.
- destroy
- annihilate
- aerosolize
- atomize
- bewreckTo wreck completely; ruin; destroy.
- blot out
- blotto
- dashTo ruin; to destroy.
- decompose
- demolish
- desolateTo devastate or lay waste somewhere.
- devastate
- diffuse
- disperseTo break up and disappear; to dissipate.
- dissolve
- eliminateTo completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.
- eradicateTo destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to.
- erase
- exterminate
- extinguishTo put an end to (something) completely; to annihilate, to destroy.
- extirpateTo destroy completely; to annihilate.
- fuck vulgarTo break, to destroy.
- harryTo strip, lay waste, ravage.
- jazz
- lay wasteTo completely destroy, especially of a geographical area or region.
- level
- liquidateTo kill (someone), usually violently, and especially for some ideological or political aim; to assassinate, to murder...
- nukeTo destroy or erase completely.
- obliterateTo destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out.
- overturn
- pull down
- pulverizeAmerican and Oxford British spelling of pulverise.
- razeTo completely remove (someone or something), especially from a place, a situation, etc.; also, to remove from...
- ravageTo devastate, destroy or lay waste to something.
- remove
- ruinTo destroy or render something no longer usable or operable.
- ruinate
- stamp out
- total
- subvertTo overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.
- unbreed figuratively
- unexist
- uprootTo destroy (something) utterly; to eradicate, exterminate.
Opposite of ravel
verbTo entwine or tangle (something) confusedly; to entangle.
verbOften followed by up: to form (something) out of discrete elements, like weaving fabric from...
- unweaveTo undo something woven.
Meaning of ravel
- verb To entwine or tangle (something) confusedly; to entangle.
- verb Often followed by up: to form (something) out of discrete elements, like weaving fabric from threads; to knit.
- verb To unwind (a reel of thread, a skein of yarn, etc.); to pull apart (cloth, a seam, etc.); to fray, to unpick, to unravel; also, to pull out (a string of yarn, a thread, etc.) from a piece of fabric, or a skein or reel.
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Questions about synonyms of ravel
- What is another word for ravel?
- Ravel has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as snarl, foul, entangle, enmesh and ensnarl.
- What is the opposite of ravel?
- The opposite of ravel is unravel. Other antonyms of ravel are untangle and unsnarl.
- What does ravel mean?
- Ravel means to entwine or tangle (something) confusedly; to entangle.
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