untwining
Reversing a twist
Untwining is the act of separating things that have been twisted together—unwinding strands, undoing a braid, or releasing an embrace.
The word applies literally to rope, vines, or fingers, and figuratively to anything intertwined: untwining fact from fiction, untwining their complicated history.
Separating intertwined things
- untanglingSeparating twisted strands
- looseningReducing tightness or tension
- unwindingReleasing coiled tension
- unravelingProcess of coming undone
separating · unbraiding · unlacing · unweaving · unstitching · unknotting · uncoiling · unthreading
Opening from rolled state
- openingGap or start
- spreadingExtending over space
- expandingGrowing in scope
- uncoilingLoosening from spiral form
blooming · revealing · emerging · extending · stretching out · uncurling · unwrapping · releasing
Act of leaving another
- divergingSeparating from a common point
- splittingDividing into parts
- separatingDividing into parts
- disengagingReleasing from attachment
disconnecting · uncoupling · detaching · releasing · dividing · branching · drifting apart · unbinding
Process of coming undone
- decipheringInterpreting coded information
- deconstructingBreaking into constituent elements
- unpackingRemoving items from containers
- analyzingExamining in detail
dissecting · untangling · sorting out · clarifying · working through · resolving · decoding · demystifying
disentangling
Separating intertwined things
- untanglingSeparating twisted strands
- looseningReducing tightness or tension
- unwindingReleasing coiled tension
unraveling · separating · unbraiding · unlacing · unweaving · unstitching · unknotting · uncoiling · unthreading · unbinding
unfurling
Opening from rolled state
uncoiling · blooming · revealing · emerging · extending · stretching out · uncurling · unwrapping · releasing · freeing
parting
Act of leaving another
- divergingSeparating from a common point
- splittingDividing into parts
- separatingDividing into parts
disengaging · disconnecting · uncoupling · detaching · releasing · dividing · branching · drifting apart · unbinding · disentangling
unraveling
Process of coming undone
- decipheringInterpreting coded information
- deconstructingBreaking into constituent elements
- unpackingRemoving items from containers
analyzing · dissecting · untangling · sorting out · clarifying · working through · resolving · decoding · demystifying · parsing
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