unreel

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verb

To remove or uncoil from a reel.

Similar
reel outreel off
Opposite
reel in
OriginEnglish reel ← Middle English on- ← Old English on- →
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Meanings

verbunreel (third-person singular simple present unreels, present participle unreeling, simple past and past participle unreeled)

present singular third person unreels · participle present unreeling · participle past unreeled · past unreeled

  1. transitiveTo remove or uncoil from a reel.

    Synonyms: reel out

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo remove or uncoil from a reel.

Similar
reel out
Opposite
reel in

More synonyms by meaning

verbunwind from or as if from a reel

Similar
reel off
Broader
reel
Also see
reel off

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*anda-
  5. Old Englishand-
  6. Old Englishon-
  7. Middle Englishon-
  8. Englishun-
  9. Englishreel
  10. Englishunreel

From un- + reel.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

renule
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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