RAVELS (OUT) Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

ravels (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of ravel (out)

as in unravels

to separate the various strands of since the sweater is too small, you could ravel the yarn out and make something else with it

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unravels

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Defense unravels late The Dodgers widened their lead to two runs but gave it up in the eighth on a pair of errors, including one on a sacrifice bunt.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Currently nearing picture lock, the feature is set and shot in Liverpool and sees McQueen play Chloe, a once promising young actress whose reality unravels within a vicious circle of addiction, violation and violence.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 July 2026

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