Synonyms of unfurling

unfurling

verb

present participle of unfurl

as in expanding

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 & Similar Words

• expanding
• extending
• unfolding
• opening
• spreading (out)
• stretching (out)
• flaring (out)
• outstretching
• fanning (out)
• outspreading
• overspreading

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• closing
• folding
• contracting
• reducing
• compressing
• condensing
• compacting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unfurling

Four singles and two runs followed, unfurling the Chicago native’s outing. — Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 19 July 2026

The still-unfurling Platner disaster is exacerbating the internal divisions inside the Democratic Party. — Philip Elliott, Time, 7 July 2026

Researchers have turned to technology to unroll the scrolls virtually since physically unfurling these fragile documents risks destroying them. — Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

The pilots leaned out of the windows of the cockpit, unfurling American and Venezuelan flags for the cameras. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 17 June 2026

There are glimmers in her eyes, pleasant memories quietly unfurling. — Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026

Roses were gently laid across the caskets before eight white doves were released into the sky, their wings unfurling into the clouds — a cruel irony beside the eight young lives below, cut short before their stories ever had the chance to unfurl at all. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 May 2026

What otherwise might be viewed as an aspect of maturation or the spirit moving him also happens to be unfurling early in a season in which the Royals had stressed the need for their young-ish core to seize control of the team. — Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026

At thirty-eight, her womb was unfurling its first bloody fruit. — ‘pemi Aguda, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026