ravel
rav-el
noun
A tangle or complication.
"The whole affair was a hopeless ravel of misunderstandings."
verb
To separate or undo threads; to become unwoven or untwisted.
"The edge of the fabric began to ravel after only a few washes."
verb
To complicate or confuse something.
"The investigation only served to ravel the already complex situation."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: run, ladder, ravel out, unravel, Maurice Ravel, tangle, knot
Antonyms: knot, ravel out, tangle, unknot, unpick, unravel, unscramble, untangle