Synonyms for unwind
ʌnˈwaɪndun·wind

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1. unwind, wind off, unrollverb

   reverse the winding or twisting of

   "unwind a ball of yarn"

   Synonyms:
   wind off, decompress, disentangle, unlax, unroll, loosen up, relax, unbend, unstrain, make relaxed, slow down, unfurl

   Antonyms:
   wrap, twine, roll, wind

2. unwind, disentangleverb

   separate the tangles of

   Synonyms:
   disencumber, extricate, disentangle, slow down, unbend, comb, disembroil, loosen up, unlax, unroll, disinvolve, unsnarl, decompress, straighten out, wind off, untangle, relax, make relaxed, unstrain, comb out

   Antonyms:
   wrap, wind, twine, roll

3. relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow downverb

   become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

   "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"

   Synonyms:
   straighten, decompress, slow down, unbend, depressurise, loosen, disentangle, warm up, slacken, depressurize, unlax, unroll, limber up, loosen up, slow, decelerate, unstuff, loose, slack up, wind off, slow up, uncompress, retard, relax, slack, make relaxed, unstrain

   Antonyms:
   wrap, roll, twine, wind

4. relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxedverb

   cause to feel relaxed

   "A hot bath always relaxes me"

   Synonyms:
   decompress, slow down, unbend, loosen, disentangle, warm up, slacken, unlax, unroll, loosen up, limber up, loose, slack up, wind off, unstuff, relax, slack, make relaxed, unstrain

   Antonyms:
   wrap, wind, roll, twine

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   • Change State
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1. unwindverb

   Synonyms:
   disentangle, unravel

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1. List of paraphrases for "unwind":

   relax, decompress

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How to use unwind in a sentence?

1. Kumar Desai:

   Finding 15 or 30 minutes a day to unwind is very helpful to keep your mind, body and spirit in balance.

2. Juerg Zeltner:

   That huge amount of money in the system : five times more dollars, two times more euros, three times more yen--to unwind that trade is going to take a long time, that is why I think it takes a generation.

3. Mark Belford:

   Perhaps the reason the Abercrombie deal didn’t get done was that they’ve got way too many stores in way too many malls that don’t make any money, and the cost to unwind those pieces and get out of those stores is just too great to compensate for the upside.

4. Gerald Singham:

   It doesn't have to be a total unwinding. But it could be an unwind in the sense for Grab to now sell off part of its business to another ride-hailing service provider.

5. Tom Bill:

   House prices are 20% higher than they were before the pandemic and we expect around half of this to unwind over the next two years as buyers revise down their budgets.