unweaved
Took apart threads
Unweaved is a past tense of unweave, meaning to undo something woven by pulling apart its interlaced threads or strands: She unweaved the damaged section of the basket.
The standard past tense is unwove, with unwoven as the past participle, but unweaved appears in casual usage.
Figuratively, to unweave is to dismantle something carefully constructed: The detective unweaved the alibi thread by thread.
Unraveled at edges
- looseNot firmly secured
- separatedPut or kept apart
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
disentangled · detangled · unbound · unlaced · unhooked · uncoupled · unstrung · unlinked
Fabric-making frame
- weftCrosswise loom threads
- warpBend from true form
- threadFiber for stitching
- yarnTwisted strand for crafts
tapestry · fabric · linen · cotton · silk · wool · twill · herringbone
Account of events
- narrativeAccount of events
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- taleSpoken or written narrative
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
lies · deception · alibi · web · scheme · fabrication · mystery · puzzle
Recovery after decline
- restorationReturning something to condition
- undoingCause of destruction
- deconstructionAnalysis exposing self-contradiction
- unpickingRemoving stitches carefully
reversion · unmaking · dismantling · taking apart · working backward
frayed
Unraveled at edges
disconnected · disentangled · detangled · unbound · unlaced · unhooked · uncoupled · unstrung · unlinked · disjoined
loom
Fabric-making frame
yarn · tapestry · fabric · linen · cotton · silk · wool · twill · herringbone · jacquard
story
Account of events
conspiracy · lies · deception · alibi · web · scheme · fabrication · mystery · puzzle · unraveled
comeback
Recovery after decline
- restorationReturning something to condition
- undoingCause of destruction
- deconstructionAnalysis exposing self-contradiction
unpicking · reversion · unmaking · dismantling · taking apart · working backward