unravellings
Threads pulling loose
Unravellings is the plural of unravelling, the process of coming apart or being disentangled.
Fabric unravellings are loose threads pulling free.
Figuratively, unravellings describe things falling apart: the unravellings of a marriage, the unravellings of a political alliance.
The spelling with double L is British; Americans write unravelings.
Sudden structural failure
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
- decayGradual organic breakdown
falling apart · crumbling · failure · chaos · disorder · decline · downfall · ruin
Unexplained phenomena or events
- cluesHints toward answers
- secretsConcealed information
- conspiraciesSecret unlawful plans
- puzzlesProblems designed to challenge
evidence · discoveries · revelations · truths · deceptions · cover-ups · plots · schemes
Secret plans or storylines
- storiesAccounts or building levels
- twistsRotational bends or turns
- endingsConcluding portions
- storylinesSequences of fictional events
mysteries · revelations · denouements · conclusions · resolutions · climaxes · threads · arcs
collapse
Sudden structural failure
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
decay · falling apart · crumbling · failure · chaos · disorder · decline · downfall · ruin · destruction
mysteries
Unexplained phenomena or events
- cluesHints toward answers
- secretsConcealed information
- conspiraciesSecret unlawful plans
puzzles · evidence · discoveries · revelations · truths · deceptions · cover-ups · plots · schemes · detective
plots
Secret plans or storylines
storylines · mysteries · revelations · denouements · conclusions · resolutions · climaxes · threads · arcs · subplots
threads
Twisted fiber strands
sweaters · stitches · seams · fabric · weaving · loosening · fraying · pulling · tangles · unknotting
composure
Emotional self-control
anxiety · breakdowns · mental state · emotions · stability · coping · overwhelm · panic · distress · trauma
unravellingstightenings
Acts of making firmer
weavings · knittings · bindings · braidings · stitchings
unravellingsconsolidations
Unifications into wholes
constructions · integrations · unifications · reinforcements · formations
unravellingsconcealments
Acts of hiding something
complications · mystifications · obfuscations · muddlings · confusions