Vocabulary
Unravel
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
investigate and solve or explain (something complicated or puzzling).
Urdu meaning
سلجھانا، عقدہ حل کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- It will deliver such `a kinetic shock to the US [...] that its willpower would crumble, its alliances would unravel, and its retreat would be inevitable`.
- He will leave his successor and history to unravel its consequences.
- As things unravel, the judiciary has, for all practical purposes, been rendered defunct.
- Refusing to implement it is a dangerous strategy; it may unravel the entire edifice of the state.
- A grassroots rebellion could unravel the state; why, then, was such a reckless move even conceived?
Synonyms
solve, resolve, work out, clear up, puzzle out, find an answer to, get to the bottom of
Antonyms
complicate, entangle
Curator example
“they were attempting to unravel the cause of death
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