Synonyms for untwine
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uhn-twahyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈtwaɪn |
Top 10 synonyms for untwine Other synonyms for the word untwine
- bail one out
- clear up
- discumber
- disinvolve
- expand
- free
- let go
- let off
- loose
- loosen
- make plain
- open
- part
- ravel
- resolve
- separate
- sever
- simplify
- slacken
- smooth out
- sort out
- sunder
- unbend
- unbraid
- uncoil
- undo
- unfold
- unravel
- unreel
- unroll
- unsnarl
- untangle
- untwine
- untwist
- unweave
- unwind
- unwrap
- weave out
- work out
Définition of untwine
- As in ravel : verb come apart; unwind
- As in unwind : verb undo, untangle
- As in disentangle : verb unwind, disconnect; solve
- And there he held her for long, lingering minutes, loath to untwine his arms.
- Extract from : « The Red Debt » by Everett MacDonald
- You do need assistance,” she replied, endeavoring to untwine the vines twisted about his shoulders, “now turn around.
- Extract from : « The Bondwoman » by Marah Ellis Ryan
- When they had once seen it, they began to untwine their coils and to crawl toward it, like young girls hurrying to the bath.
- Extract from : « The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I » by Various
- And they had parted in the hey-day of youth, young and ardent, with arms passionately loth to untwine.
- Extract from : « Fort Amity » by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
- Untwine me from the mass / Of deeds which make up life, one deed / Power shall fall short in or exceed.
- Extract from : « Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources » by James Wood
Antonyms for untwine
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