UNWEAVE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

unweave

verb

ˌən-ˈwēv

Definition of unweave

as in to unravel

to separate the various strands of if you want the scarf to be perfect, you're going to have to unweave the last three inches and fix the mistake

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Recent Examples of unweave But the gesture only draws attention to itself, unweaving Shakespeare’s web. — Edward Rothstein, WSJ, 11 July 2019 Webb contains two instruments that will allow scientists to unravel the wavelengths of infrared signals from solar systems beyond ours—to unweave the colors of the infrared rainbow, so to speak. — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Aug. 2021 Yamahira — who now lives in Seattle after living in New York, London and Tokyo — unweaves canvasses, releasing the individual fibers to reveal the true nature of a form that usually plays a supporting role. — Gayle Clemans, The Seattle Times, 7 Aug. 2018

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As the statisticians looked up the last time someone had lost the Wimbledon men’s final from such a position (John Bromwich in 1948), Djokovic could have unraveled.

— Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Princess Diana believed she was headed for a fairy-tale future with then-Prince Charles — until her dream unraveled.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

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