unravel

Verb

• become undone
  • the sweater unraveled
    

• disentangle
  • can you unravel the mystery?
    

• become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
  • unravel the thread
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  run , ravel , ravel out , unknot , unscramble , untangle , unpick
• Antonyms: 
  ravel , tangle , knot