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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1. unwindverb

   Synonyms:
   disentangle, unravel

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1. List of paraphrases for "unwind":

   relax, decompress

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1. Jim Paulsen:

   To think we are going to unwind this without any market turbulence is unrealistic to me.

2. Brian Busch:

   There's no reason to unwind a hedge yet.

3. 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.

4. Bret Stephens:

   I’m all for strengthening our manufacturing sector. But the idea that companies will lower costs by building in America — where labor costs, permitting costs, regulatory costs and so on are usually much higher than in, say, Mexico — is fantasy. The problem right now is that Congress and the administration pumped far too much money into a growing economy, and inflation will probably get even worse whenever the supply-chain issues finally unwind.

5. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake:

   It's not like you flip a switch, they have to unwind their operations, and they're going to do that over this next week.