Synonyms for unknot
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To unfasten (a knot).
Forms
- Past participle
- unknotted
e.g. unknotted → unraveled, untangled, unscrambled, unpicked…
Example sentences
- unravel You can't unravel all of life's little mysteries.
- untangle It took Tom ages to untangle his fishing line.
- unscramble You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unknot | rising | |
| unravel | rising | |
| untangle | rising | |
| unscramble | steady | |
| unpick | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- unpick
- 7 letters
- unravel3
- 8 letters
- untangle3
- 10 letters
- unscramble3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unravel3 = 3 syllables).