unknot

Questions about unknot

What does unknot mean?

unknot means "become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of".

How many syllables are in unknot?

unknot has 2 syllables and divides as unk-not under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for unknot?

Close synonyms include unravel, unscramble, untangle, unpick. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of unknot?

The recorded antonyms are knot.

Is unknot a common word?

unknot is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.