unfold
[verb]
Synonyms:
- open, expand, spread out, undo, unfurl, unravel, unroll, unwrap
- reveal, disclose, divulge, make known, present, show, uncover

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Antonyms: fold
Related Words: demonstrate, evidence, evince, manifest, show, disclose, display, exhibit, expose, reveal

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

un‧fold /ʌnˈfəʊld $ -ˈfoʊld/ verb
[Word Family: verb: fold, unfold; noun: fold, folder; adjective: folded, folding]

1. [intransitive and transitive] if a story unfolds, or if someone unfolds it, it is told:
As the story unfolds, we learn more about Max’s childhood.

2. [intransitive] if a series of events unfold, they happen:
He had watched the drama unfold from a nearby ship.

3. [intransitive and transitive] if you unfold something that was folded, or if it unfolds, it opens out:
He unfolded the map.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲