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unfold

/ʌnˈfoʊld/verb2 syllables

Unfold means: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length.

Synonyms for unfold11

verb, as in extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

stretch, stretch out, extend

verb, as in develop or come to a promising stage

blossom, blossom out, blossom forth

verb, as in spread out or open from a closed or folded state

spread, spread out, open

also used for unfold

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Opposites of unfold

What does unfold mean?4

verb

1

extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length“Unfold the newspaper”

2

develop or come to a promising stage“Youth blossomed into maturity”

3

spread out or open from a closed or folded state“open the map”

4

open to the view“A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with unfold?21

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Unfold in a sentence

  • They was standing on the side, just watching the drama unfold.Ussis
  • A proponent of passivism, he tended to let events unfold as fate willed.Leglaine
  • As the plot unfolds, the mystery becomes clearer.VirtuOZ
  • The more the plot thickens, the more the mystery unfolds.Eldad
  • As the play unfolds, the protagonist's true motives are revealed.sundown
  • Annually, this is the way it unfolds for us.anzart
  • Time unfolds gently, like a flower in bloom.Igider
  • Let's unfold the map on the table and discuss it.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of unfold

as a verb

past tense
unfolded
present participle
unfolding
third-person singular
unfolds
past participle
unfolded