Unfolding Synonyms and Antonyms

A progression from a simple form to a more complex one
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. development
  2. evolution
  3. evolvement
  4. flowering
  5. growth
  6. progress
Spread out or open from a closed or folded state
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. opening
  2. unrolling
  3. spreading
  4. stretching
  5. unwrapping
  6. expanding
  7. unwinding
  8. unravelling
  9. loosening
  10. unfurling
  11. displaying
  12. uncovering
  13. flattening
  14. solving
  15. extending
  16. showing
  17. revealing
  18. resolving
  19. unbending
  20. maturing
  21. flowering
  22. explicating
  23. explaining
  24. expiating
  25. releasing
  26. evolving
  27. fanning
  28. elucidating
  29. elaborating
  30. divulging
  31. disentangling
  32. disclosing
  33. straightening
  34. developing
  35. describing
  36. clarifying
  37. blossoming
Antonyms:
  1. lapping
  2. wrapping
  3. folding
  4. rolling

Unfolding Sentence Examples

  • This celebrity scandal is still unfolding.

  • Royce snorted, unfolding his tall gangly frame from the ground.

  • Nor must we forget the unfolding of a new chapter of disease, in the nosology of the pancreas.

  • Brandon stood, his tall form unfolding like an accordion until he towered over her again.

  • Buddhism is a wide departure in doctrine and practice from Brahmanism, and hence after a swift unfolding and quick spread it was driven out of India and had to find a home in other lands.

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