Synonyms for unfold
ʌnˈfoʊldun·fold

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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.

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1. unfold

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

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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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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  

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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

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1. unfoldverb

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

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1. Michael Osterholm:

   The next 14 weeks I think will be the worst of the pandemic, people don’t want to hear that, but if we look at what these variants are doing, particularly this one from the United Kingdom, and see what it did in Europe, see what it’s done in the Middle East, it’s now beginning to start that here in the U.S. We are going to see that unfold.

2. Dermot Shea:

   We'll go where the evidence leads us, but it's a little preliminary to make speculation whether it's a gambling dispute, whether it's a robbery, but that will unfold as the day goes on.

3. James Carafano:

   Look, we see this playing out in real time in Iran even as we watch the Ukraine crisis unfold, they want an Iran deal, and their idea is they’re going to give them such a good deal and bribe them so much that the Iranians will cooperate. That’s nonsense.

4. Another PR expert:

   There’s a court of law which takes a very long time, and a court of public opinion which moves very quickly, networks, which are large conglomerates, may follow corporate counsel to not speak and to allow the process to unfold before commenting. That is contrary to PR advice which will be to speak quickly.

5. William Wordsworth:

   How does the Meadow flower its bloom unfold Because the lovely little flower is free Down to its root, and in that freedom bold.