unknots
Frees tangled rope
Unknots is the third-person singular form of unknot, meaning to untie or undo knots: She unknots the tangled fishing line with patience.
Figuratively, to unknot is to resolve something complicated or tense: The therapist helps clients unknot their emotional tangles.
The word suggests careful, deliberate work rather than quick release.
Releases a fastening
- loosensDecreases tightness or tension
- disentanglesFrees from complication
- untanglesSeparates what's knotted
- unfastensReleases from attachment
unravels · unwinds · releases · frees · undoes · unbinds · detaches · separates
Settles or concludes firmly
- deciphersInterprets coded messages
- unravelsSeparates twisted strands
- clarifiesMakes more understandable
- solvesFinds the answer to
cracks · figures out · works out · puzzles out · untangles · sorts out · clears up · decodes
Braided flexible cords
- cordsThin flexible strands
- stringsThin flexible lines
- lacesShoe-closing strings
- shoelacesCords securing your shoes
twine · yarn · thread · ribbon · ties · bindings · straps · cables
Lets go or publishes
- relievesLessens or substitutes for
- easesReduces severity or difficulty
- soothesGently relieves distress
- calmsReduces agitation
liberates · frees · unburdens · decompresses · lightens · relaxes · alleviates · unblocks
Separates what's knotted
- simplifiesMakes less complex
- streamlinesMakes more efficient
- unscramblesReorders into coherence
- demystifiesMakes understandable
organizes · orders · structures · clarifies · rationalizes · systematizes · unpacks · breaks down
unties
Releases a fastening
- loosensDecreases tightness or tension
- disentanglesFrees from complication
- untanglesSeparates what's knotted
unfastens · unravels · unwinds · releases · frees · undoes · unbinds · detaches · separates · untwists
resolves
Settles or concludes firmly
- deciphersInterprets coded messages
- unravelsSeparates twisted strands
- clarifiesMakes more understandable
solves · cracks · figures out · works out · puzzles out · untangles · sorts out · clears up · decodes · demystifies
ropes
Braided flexible cords
shoelaces · twine · yarn · thread · ribbon · ties · bindings · straps · cables · fishing line
releases
Lets go or publishes
- relievesLessens or substitutes for
- easesReduces severity or difficulty
- soothesGently relieves distress
calms · liberates · frees · unburdens · decompresses · lightens · relaxes · alleviates · unblocks · lets go
untangles
Separates what's knotted
- simplifiesMakes less complex
- streamlinesMakes more efficient
- unscramblesReorders into coherence
demystifies · organizes · orders · structures · clarifies · rationalizes · systematizes · unpacks · breaks down