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unfurl

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of unfurl

to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area

  • after the protestors had unfurled their banner, it stretched from one side of the visitors' gallery to the other
Synonyms of unfurl

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

overspread
Near Antonyms of unfurl

compact, compress, condense, reduce
Antonyms of unfurl

close, contract, fold

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