unknot

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UK/ˈʌn.nɒt/US/ˈʌn.nɑt/UK/ʌnˈnɒt/US/ʌnˈnɑt/

noun

In knot theory, a loop that is not knotted.

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unravelunscrambleuntangleunpick
Opposite
knot
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Meanings

noununknot (plural unknots)

plural unknots

  1. mathematicsIn knot theory, a loop that is not knotted.
verbunknot (third-person singular simple present unknots, present participle unknotting, simple past and past participle unknotted)

present singular third person unknots · participle present unknotting · participle past unknotted · past unknotted

  1. transitiveTo unfasten (a knot).

Synonyms & antonyms

verbbecome or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of

Similar
unravelunscrambleuntangleunpick
Opposite
knot
Broader
undo
Also see
unpickunravelunscrambleuntangle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From un- + knot.

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Translations

Spanish desañudar (disused), desanudar
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with unknot

nothotgotlotshotScottspotdotslotplotpotwattscreenshotyachttotMontserratknotMayottemotrotcotswatapricotscot
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Cite this entry
APA

unknot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unknot

MLA

“unknot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unknot. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unknot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unknot.

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