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fan (out)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of fan (out)

1 to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area
  • the accordionist smoothly fanned out the bellows of his instrument as he played
Synonyms of fan (out)

expand, extend, flare (out), open, outspread, outstretch, spread (out), stretch (out), unfold, unfurl
Words Related to fan (out)

overspread
Near Antonyms of fan (out)

compact, compress, condense, reduce
Antonyms of fan (out)

close, contract, fold
2 to extend outwards from or as if from a central point
  • most of the cityʼs subway lines fan out from this central station
Synonyms of fan (out)

branch, radiate, ray
Words Related to fan (out)

diffuse, dispel, disperse, dissipate

fork, stem

diverge, divide, part, ramify, separate, split, uncouple, unlink, unyoke

scatter, splay, spread

arise, derive, emanate, flow, issue, proceed, spring
Near Antonyms of fan (out)

approach, close in (on), near

center (on), centralize

connect, couple, join, link, unite
Antonyms of fan (out)

concentrate, converge, focus, funnel, meet

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