unraveled
Solved the mystery
Unraveled is the past tense of unravel—to separate threads that were woven or tangled together: The sweater unraveled at the cuff.
Figuratively, something unraveled has come apart or fallen into disorder: Their carefully laid plans unraveled overnight.
A mystery that has unraveled has been solved, its complexities teased apart: The detective finally unraveled the case.
Separated what was knotted
- straightenedMade free of bends
- sorted outResolved or organized
- separatedPut or kept apart
- unwoundReleased from coils
extricated · freed · loosened · detached · unknotted · untwisted · unsnarled · released
Found the answer to
- decodedConverted from cipher
- decipheredConverted from code
- crackedHaving surface fractures
- figured outUnderstood after effort
pieced together · uncovered · revealed · exposed · discovered · whodunit · detective · clues
Fiber for stitching
- yarnTwisted strand for crafts
- knittingLoop-based textile making
- sweaterKnitted torso covering
- seamJoined fabric edge
hem · stitches · frayed · pulled · snagged · loose end · fiber · fabric
Made something understandable
- clarifiedMade understandable
- elucidatedMade something understandable
- demystifiedMade comprehensible
- unpackedRemoved from luggage
illuminated · insight · comprehension · realization · clarity · epiphany · made sense · grasped
Lack of order
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- disorderAbsence of organization
- collapseSudden structural failure
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
falling apart · coming undone · disintegration · mayhem · pandemonium · upheaval · unspooling · mess
untangled
Separated what was knotted
- straightenedMade free of bends
- sorted outResolved or organized
- separatedPut or kept apart
unwound · extricated · freed · loosened · detached · unknotted · untwisted · unsnarled · released · rope
solved
Found the answer to
- decodedConverted from cipher
- decipheredConverted from code
- crackedHaving surface fractures
figured out · pieced together · uncovered · revealed · exposed · discovered · whodunit · detective · clues · investigation
thread
Fiber for stitching
seam · hem · stitches · frayed · pulled · snagged · loose end · fiber · fabric · weave
explained
Made something understandable
- clarifiedMade understandable
- elucidatedMade something understandable
- demystifiedMade comprehensible
unpacked · illuminated · insight · comprehension · realization · clarity · epiphany · made sense · grasped · understood
disarray
Lack of order
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- disorderAbsence of organization
- collapseSudden structural failure
breakdown · falling apart · coming undone · disintegration · mayhem · pandemonium · upheaval · unspooling · mess · confusion
- raggednesstattered, shabby, worn, threadbare, frayed
- disorderchaos, chaotic, disarray, mess, disordered
- fell apartcrumbled, shattered, collapsed, disintegrated, broke down
- took apartdismantled, disassembled, unscrewed, unbolted, deconstructed
- fastening statesfastened, unfastened, locked, unlocked, latched
- overwhelmedstressed, overwhelmed, stressed out, burnt out, burned out