unknotting
Freeing twisted rope
Unknotting is the act of undoing a knot or tangle: She spent ten minutes unknotting the fishing line.
Figuratively, it means resolving something complicated or confused: unknotting the plot's many threads, unknotting a bureaucratic mess.
In mathematics, unknotting refers to the process of transforming a knot into a simple loop.
Undo knots or confusion
- disentangleFree from snarls
- loosenReduce tension or grip
- unravelSeparate intertwined strands
- untwistReverse rotational entanglement
unwind · unlace · unbraid · unfurl · detangle · unsnarl · unweave · untying
Process of coming undone
- decipheringInterpreting coded information
- resolvingReaching a conclusion
- figuring outReaching understanding through thought
- working throughAddressing something systematically
puzzling out · cracking · decoding · clarifying · demystifying · unpacking · analyzing · understanding
To let go
- letting goReleasing one's grasp
- unburdeningRelieving oneself of weight
- processingSystematic operation on data
- working throughAddressing something systematically
healing · reconciling · resolving · catharsis · relief · easing · softening · relaxing
Release from constraint
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- reliefEasing of distress
- looseningReducing tightness or tension
- disentanglementSeparation from complexity
extrication · unbinding · unlocking · unshackling · emancipation · freeing · letting go · discharge
Remove unnecessary elements
- declutterRemove unnecessary items
- reduceMake smaller in degree
- distillPurify through vaporization
- straightenMake linear or orderly
organize · sort out · clear up · smooth out · neaten · tidy · unscramble · uncomplicate
untangle
Undo knots or confusion
- disentangleFree from snarls
- loosenReduce tension or grip
- unravelSeparate intertwined strands
untwist · unwind · unlace · unbraid · unfurl · detangle · unsnarl · unweave · untying · unfasten
unraveling
Process of coming undone
- decipheringInterpreting coded information
- resolvingReaching a conclusion
- figuring outReaching understanding through thought
working through · puzzling out · cracking · decoding · clarifying · demystifying · unpacking · analyzing · understanding · comprehending
release
To let go
- letting goReleasing one's grasp
- unburdeningRelieving oneself of weight
- processingSystematic operation on data
working through · healing · reconciling · resolving · catharsis · relief · easing · softening · relaxing · surrendering
liberation
Release from constraint
disentanglement · extrication · unbinding · unlocking · unshackling · emancipation · freeing · letting go · discharge · escape
streamline
Remove unnecessary elements
straighten · organize · sort out · clear up · smooth out · neaten · tidy · unscramble · uncomplicate · systematize
- Knot Theorylink, linking number, braid, genus, writhe
- dissolutionbreakup, breakdown, liquidation, wind down, disintegration
- Molecular Biologyreplication, transcription, translation, gene expression, gene regulation
unknottingknotting
Forming fixed interlacements
tying · tightening · fastening · binding · lashing
unknottingtangling
Intertwining into disorder
entangling · knotting · snarling · complicating · intertwining
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