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