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Unpick

🔄 Synonyms of "Unpick"

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WordDefinition
unravelverb(transitive) (figurative) (also reflexive) To clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.); to disentangle, to unfold, to work out.
untangleverb(transitive) To remove tangles or knots from.
unscrambleverb(transitive) To put into order or restore to order.
unknotverb(transitive) To unfasten (a knot).

↔️ Antonyms of "Unpick"

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ravelnoun(transitive) To unwind (a reel of thread, a skein of yarn, etc.); to pull apart (cloth, a seam, etc.); to fray, to unpick, to unravel; also, to pull out (a string of yarn, a thread, etc.) from a piece of fabric, or a skein or reel.
knotnounA looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.
tanglenoun(transitive) To mix together or intertwine.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Unpick"

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unravelverb(transitive) (figurative) (also reflexive) To clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.); to disentangle, to unfold, to work out.
untangleverb(transitive) To remove tangles or knots from.
unscrambleverb(transitive) To put into order or restore to order.
unknotverb(transitive) To unfasten (a knot).
unblockverb(transitive) To remove or clear a block or obstruction from.
dispelverb(transitive) To remove (fears, doubts, objections etc.) by proving them unjustified.
undoverbTo reverse the effects of an action.
breakverb(ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
explodeverb(intransitive) To fly apart with sudden violent force; to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.
unstitchverb(transitive) To take out stitches from.
unsewverb(transitive) To undo something sewn or enclosed by sewing; to rip apart; to take out the stitches of.
rip outverbTo remove by ripping
unknitverbTo unravel.
pick outverb(transitive) To select.
unweaveverb(transitive) To undo something woven.
tinknoun(dated) A sharp, quick sound; a tinkle.
unpeelverb(transitive) To remove the peel from something; to peel.
pick offverbTo dispose of tasks, obstacles, opponents etc. precisely, one by one.
unsnagverbTo release from a snag; unsnare; disentangle; disencumber
unsnaggleverb(transitive) To disentangle.

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