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Synonyms for unfold
ʌnˈfoʊldun·fold

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English Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 1 vote

  1. unfold

    Amplify is now rarely used in the sense of increase, to add material substance, bulk, volume, or the like; it is now almost wholly applied to discourse or writing, signifying to make fuller in statement, whether with or without adding matter of importance, as by stating fully what was before only implied, or by adding illustrations to make the meaning more readily apprehended, etc. The chief difficulty of very young writers is to amplify, to get beyond the bare curt statement by developing, expanding, unfolding the thought. The chief difficulty of those who have more material and experience is to condense sufficiently. So, in the early days of our literature amplify was used in the favorable sense; but at present this word and most kindred words are coming to share the derogatory meaning that has long attached to expatiate. We may develop a thought, expand an illustration, extend a discussion, expatiate on a hobby, dilate on something joyous or sad, enlarge a volume, unfold a scheme, widen the range of treatment.

    Synonyms:
    amplify, augment, develop, dilate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, extend, increase, widen

    Antonyms:
    abbreviate, abridge, amputate, boil down, condense, curtail, cut down, epitomize, reduce, retrench, sum up, summarize

    Preposition:
    To amplify on or upon the subject is needless. Amplify this matter by illustrations.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. unfold

    Synonyms:
    unravel, disclose, unbosom, divulge, display, spread out, expand, reveal, develop, explain, declare

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. blossom, blossom out, blossom forth, unfoldverb

    develop or come to a promising stage

    "Youth blossomed into maturity"

    Synonyms:
    bloom, open, extend, stretch, blossom, flower, spread, stretch out, spread out, blossom out, blossom forth

    Antonyms:
    turn up, fold up, fold

  2. unfoldverb

    open to the view

    "A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings"

    Synonyms:
    stretch out, open, extend, stretch, blossom, spread, spread out, blossom out, blossom forth

    Antonyms:
    fold up, fold, turn up

  3. unfold, stretch, stretch out, extendverb

    extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

    "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

    Synonyms:
    gallop, crane, blossom, widen, run, lead, continue, debase, load, poke out, extend, blossom forth, protract, stretch out, draw out, offer, put out, carry, spread out, open, go, stretch, stretch forth, pass, adulterate, dilute, reach out, exsert, stretch along, spread, expand, cover, prolong, strain, hold out, blossom out, elongate, broaden

    Antonyms:
    turn up, fold up, fold

  4. unfold, spread, spread out, openverb

    spread out or open from a closed or folded state

    "open the map"; "spread your arms"

    Synonyms:
    fan out, blossom out, circularise, dissipate, open up, overspread, disseminate, pass around, spread, spread out, broadcast, afford, turn out, open, stretch, blossom, give, stretch out, extend, scatter, circularize, expand, splay, go around, propagate, blossom forth, rotate, circulate, disperse, distribute, string out, diffuse

    Antonyms:
    turn up, fold up, fold

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Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. unfurling

    make or become spread out from a rolled or folded state, especially in order to be open to the wind.

    "the fisherman was unfurling a sail"

    Submitted by zinfandelblu on January 18, 2024  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. unfoldverb

    Synonyms:
    expand, open, unroll

  2. unfoldverb

    Synonyms:
    reveal, disclose, declare, divulge, tell, interpret, disentangle, resolve, decipher, unravel, unriddle, explain, illustrate, make known, set forth, make clear

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. unfoldverb

    Synonyms:
    unfurl, expand, evolve, unroll, disentangle, unravel, resolve, divulge, disclose, reveal, elucidate

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How to use unfold in a sentence?

  1. Shawn Robbins:

    We're watching a monumental moment in the history of cinema unfold -- one that the entire world is experiencing together.

  2. Goldman Sachs analysts:

    This implies sufficient market-support funds to continue to provide a downside cushion to the equity market as the later stages of retail deleveraging unfold.

  3. Sue Bird:

    Now, we've got a couple of years to see it unfold. We have many more big moments in this young woman's career, which I expect she will live up to. her freshman year is so unlike anybody else's freshman year.

  4. Kasia Sawicka:

    The protein is a 3-D structure with the ability to fold and unfold.

  5. Matthew Dowd:

    If the Republicans take the Congress back, and the Senate, in 2022, and we have a presidential election unfold then I think we are at the point where our democracy is failed.


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