as in to unravel
to separate the various strands of
if you want the scarf to be perfect, you're going to have to unweave the last three inches and fix the mistake
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of unweave
Webb contains two instruments that will allow scientists to unravel the wavelengths of infrared signals from solar systems beyond ours—to unweave the colors of the infrared rainbow, so to speak.
—
Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Aug. 2021
Geometry, physics, optics, and a bit of luck may unweave the rainbow, but closed-mindedness and dogma puts it back together.
—Kyle Hill, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2013
But the gesture only draws attention to itself, unweaving Shakespeare’s web.
—Edward Rothstein, WSJ, 11 July 2019
Yamahira — who now lives in Seattle after living in New York, London and Tokyo — unweaves canvasses, releasing the individual fibers to reveal the true nature of a form that usually plays a supporting role.
—Gayle Clemans, The Seattle Times, 7 Aug. 2018
To interrogate shadows or go into terrain & unweave the map.
—David C. Ward, Smithsonian, 27 Apr. 2017
To interrogate shadows or go into terrain & unweave the map.
—David C. Ward, Smithsonian, 27 Apr. 2017
To interrogate shadows
or go into terrain & unweave the map.
—David C. Ward, Smithsonian, 27 Apr. 2017
Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Aug. 2021
Geometry, physics, optics, and a bit of luck may unweave the rainbow, but closed-mindedness and dogma puts it back together.
—Kyle Hill, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2013
But the gesture only draws attention to itself, unweaving Shakespeare’s web.
—Edward Rothstein, WSJ, 11 July 2019
Yamahira — who now lives in Seattle after living in New York, London and Tokyo — unweaves canvasses, releasing the individual fibers to reveal the true nature of a form that usually plays a supporting role.
—Gayle Clemans, The Seattle Times, 7 Aug. 2018
To interrogate shadows or go into terrain & unweave the map.
—David C. Ward, Smithsonian, 27 Apr. 2017
To interrogate shadows or go into terrain & unweave the map.
—David C. Ward, Smithsonian, 27 Apr. 2017
To interrogate shadows
or go into terrain & unweave the map.
—David C. Ward, Smithsonian, 27 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unweave
Verb
-
Mitchell turned it over twice more in the next two minutes, and everything quickly unraveled.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2025
-
JetBlue’s planned acquisition of Spirit Airlines was blocked by the Justice Department last year, while its partnership in the Northeast with American Airlines unraveled after the carriers lost an antitrust lawsuit in 2023.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
29 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Unweave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unweave. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share