Unfold

//ʌnˈfoʊld//

Synonyms for "unfold" (224 found)

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Closest matches (45)

Strong matches (67)

Related words (112)

Related word relations

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8 relation types

More general

8 entries

Antonyms

2 entries

Synonyms

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derived from

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has context

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manner of

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related to

9 entries

similar

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Translations

62 translations across 22 languages.

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Bulgarian

4 entries
  • развивам verb (To undo a folding)
  • развивам се verb (To turn out; to happen; to develop)
  • разгъвам verb (To undo a folding)
  • разкривам verb (To reveal)

Catalan

3 entries
  • desdoblar verb (To undo a folding)
  • desdoblegar verb (To undo a folding)
  • desenvolupar verb (To turn out; to happen; to develop)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 展開 /展开 verb (To undo a folding)

Czech

2 entries
  • rozprostřít verb (To undo a folding)
  • vyvinout se verb (To turn out; to happen; to develop)

Danish

1 entries
  • folde ud verb (To undo a folding)

Dutch

4 entries
  • onthullen verb (To reveal)
  • ontvouwen verb (To turn out; to happen; to develop)
  • ontwikkelen verb (To turn out; to happen; to develop)
  • openvouwen verb (To undo a folding)

Finnish

3 entries
  • levittää verb (To undo a folding)
  • paljastaa verb (To reveal)
  • tapahtua verb (To turn out; to happen; to develop)

French

3 entries
  • déplier verb (To undo a folding)
  • dérouler verb (To undo a folding)
  • dérouler verb (To turn out; to happen; to develop)

Galician

1 entries
  • estender verb (To undo a folding)

German

4 entries
  • ausbreiten verb (To undo a folding)
  • entfalten verb (To undo a folding)
  • enthüllen verb (To reveal)
  • offenlegen verb (To reveal)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 広げる verb (To undo a folding)

Korean

1 entries
  • 펴다 verb (To undo a folding)

Latin

2 entries
  • dēplicō verb (To undo a folding)
  • explicō verb (To undo a folding)

Māori

1 entries
  • māroha verb (To undo a folding)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • desdobrar verb (To undo a folding)

Romanian

2 entries
  • desfășura verb (To undo a folding)
  • desfășura verb (To turn out; to happen; to develop)

Russian

4 entries
  • разверну́ть verb (To undo a folding)
  • разверну́ться verb (To turn out; to happen; to develop)
  • развора́чивать verb (To undo a folding)
  • развора́чиваться verb (To turn out; to happen; to develop)

Spanish

3 entries
  • desenvolverse verb (To turn out; to happen; to develop)
  • desplegar verb (To undo a folding)
  • discurrir verb (To turn out; to happen; to develop)

Swedish

3 entries
  • avslöja verb (To reveal)
  • veckla upp verb (To undo a folding)
  • vika upp verb (To undo a folding)

Telugu

2 entries
  • మడత తీయు verb (To undo a folding)
  • మడత విప్పు verb (To undo a folding)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • розгорну́ти verb (To undo a folding)
  • розгорну́тися verb (To become unfolded)
  • розгорну́тися verb (To turn out; to happen; to develop)
  • розгорта́ти verb (To undo a folding)

Venetan

2 entries
  • destirar verb (To undo a folding)
  • pandar verb (To reveal)

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Let's unfold the map on the table and discuss it.

Source: tatoeba (963350)

New questions will be asked and new debates will unfold.

Source: tatoeba (2981097)

Tom started to unfold the piece of paper Mary handed him.

Source: tatoeba (3436459)

The Northwest’s economy, infrastructure, natural systems, public health, and agriculture sectors all face important climate change related risks. Impacts on infrastructure, natural systems, human health, and economic sectors, combined with issues of social and ecological vulnerability, will unfold quite differently in largely natural areas, like the Cascade Range, than in urban areas like Seattle and Portland or among the region’s many Native American Tribes.

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