Synonyms of unlays

unlays

verb

present tense third-person singular of unlay

as in unravels

to separate the various strands of

our tour guide at the maritime museum showed us how sailors used to unlay rope

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unravels
• unbraids
• unsnarls
• ravels (out)
• untwists
• untwines
• disentangles
• smoothes
• untangles
• unweaves
• frays
• straightens (out)
• unlaces
• smooths
• undoes
• unrolls
• unthreads
• frets
• unwinds
• unties
• uncoils
• unknots
• unstrings

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• snarls
• tangles
• ties
• entangles
• winds
• plies
• splices
• knots
• laces
• braids
• plaits