loose strands

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stray · dangling · tangles · fibers · split ends · flyaways · hair · raveling · escaping · trailing · scattered · disheveled · messy · fringes · tatters · unkempt · snagged · pulled

Opposites
cohesion/binding

loose strandstight weave

Fabric with densely packed threads

woven fabric · braided rope · twisted rope

completeness (metaphorical)

loose strandsclosed loops

Unbroken circular paths

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