unpicks
Undoes the seams
Unpicks is the third-person singular of unpick, meaning to undo stitching by pulling out the threads: She carefully unpicks the seam to resize the dress.
Figuratively, to unpick something is to analyze or dismantle it piece by piece: The lawyer unpicks the witness's testimony, The article unpicks decades of flawed assumptions.
Analyzes by breaking apart
- dissectsCuts open to examine
- examinesLooks at thoroughly
- scrutinizesExamines in close detail
- analyzesExamines in detail
parses · breaks down · investigates · probes · critiques · evaluates · interprets · interrogates
Takes something apart
- deconstructsAnalyzes by breaking apart
- takes apartSeparates into components
- dismantlesTakes something apart systematically
- unbuildsTakes something constructed apart
strips down · breaks down · disengages · decouples · undoes · removes · extracts · piece by piece
deconstructs
Analyzes by breaking apart
- dissectsCuts open to examine
- examinesLooks at thoroughly
- scrutinizesExamines in close detail
analyzes · parses · breaks down · investigates · probes · critiques · evaluates · interprets · interrogates · unravels
disassembles
Takes something apart
- deconstructsAnalyzes by breaking apart
- takes apartSeparates into components
- dismantlesTakes something apart systematically
unbuilds · strips down · breaks down · disengages · decouples · undoes · removes · extracts · piece by piece · components
unravel
Separate intertwined strands
- disentangleFree from snarls
- untangleUndo knots or confusion
- detangleRemove knots from
loosen · extricate · untwist · unbraid · unlace · unwind · separate · unfurl · knots · threads
undoes
Reverses a prior action
fixes · amends · rectifies · revises · reworks · redoes · takes out · pulls out · seam ripper · stitching