v. 25B6; verb
he unravelled the strands : UNTANGLE, disentangle, separate out, unwind, untwist.
detectives are trying to unravel the mystery : SOLVE, resolve, clear up, puzzle out, get to the bottom of, explain, clarify, make head or tail of; informal figure out, suss (out).
society is starting to unravel : FALL APART, fail, collapse, go wrong.
entangle.