to untwine

Examples

• All

• She carefully untwined the threads of the fabric to repair the tear.

• I thought we would never untwine our hands.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Lift up your head whichever end that be and smile at the sun untwine your naked form and with your tail, fling!

  Limelight (1952)

• And that growth and healing are about slowly sort of untwining and lifting up that true part of yourself.

• They untwined my plait, and led me to the altar.

  Onegin (1999)

• After the dance, they untwined their arms and stepped back to catch their breath.

Synonyms

U

to untie

vsto untwine

91 1.0

Make a knot or lace loose by undoing it

covers general separation of twisted or wound items beyond single knots

U

to unravel

vsto untwine

38 4.3

To come apart into threads, like a rope or cloth

refers instead to pulling items apart that were twisted or wound together

U

to untangle

vsto untwine

10 3.5

To separate threads or cords that are twisted together

focuses specifically on items twisted or wound together rather than any tangle

U

to unwind

vsto untwine

5 3.7

Make a wrapped or twisted thing loose and straight

applies to separating two or more items twisted or wound together

U

to untwist

vsto untwine

2 3.7

To make something that is twisted become straight

is about separating multiple items that are wound or twisted together

D

to disentangle

vsto untwine

1 5.3

To free something twisted and knotted, like a cord

is narrower, naming separation of things specifically wound or twisted together

U

to unweave

vsto untwine

1 8.6

To take apart threads that form cloth or a basket

is broader, covering any items twisted or wound together not only woven ones

U

to unsnarl

vsto untwine

1 7.6

To free something from a tangle, like knots in rope or wire

is more exact, indicating separation of items that are twisted or wound

U

to unknot

vsto untwine

1 5.1

To make a tied rope or string loose so it comes apart

is wider in scope, applying to items twisted or wound together not only knots

R

to ravel out

vsto untwine

6.7

To separate twisted threads or make a confused situation clear

is more concrete, naming separation of physical items twisted or wound together

R

to ravel

vsto untwine

6.5

To untangle threads or cords that are twisted together

focuses specifically on items that were twisted or wound together

U

to unloose (a) knot

vsto untwine

• Archaic

5.9

To untie a knot so it comes apart

refers more widely to separating items that are twisted or wound together

Antonyms

T

to twine

1 4.1

To twist threads together or wind them around something

How Separated

to separate

297 1.9

to unravel

38 4.3

to disentangle

1 5.3

to untwine

1 7.4

to loosen

88 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology