unspooled
/ʌnˈspuːld/
verb
- To unwind or remove something from a spool, reel, or roll.
- He unspooled the garden hose and stretched it across the lawn.
- She unspooled the thread from the bobbin to start sewing.
- The fisherman carefully unspooled the fishing line from the reel.
- To unfold, reveal, or develop gradually, like a story or sequence of events.
- The mystery unspooled slowly as the detective found new clues.
- As the documentary unspooled, the audience learned about the hidden history of the city.
- Their friendship unspooled over years of shared adventures and challenges.
- To become disorganized, chaotic, or out of control; to fall apart.
- After the team lost three games in a row, their season completely unspooled.
- The meeting unspooled into arguments and confusion.
- Her careful plans unspooled when the weather turned bad.
Antonyms
adjective
- Having been unwound from a spool, reel, or roll.
- The unspooled film lay in a tangled heap on the floor.
- The unspooled cable stretched across the entire room.
- He picked up the unspooled ribbon and tried to wind it back neatly.
- Revealed or developed gradually, as in a story or sequence.
- With each unspooled memory, she understood her past better.
- The unspooled narrative kept the audience on the edge of their seats.
- The unspooled plot of the novel surprised everyone at the end.
- Disorganized, chaotic, or out of control.
- The unspooled argument ended with everyone shouting.
- The unspooled project was impossible to fix without starting over.
- His unspooled schedule left him exhausted and confused.