unfurl

The word “unfurl” has 2 syllables: un-furl

It's pronounced as /ʌnˈfɜrl/


What is synonym and antonym for unfurl?

In the thesaurus, “unfurl” has 7 synonyms and 7 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for unfurl along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for unfurl

  • expand
  • extend
  • open
  • outspread
  • outstretch
  • overspread
  • unfold

Antonyms for unfurl

Meanings of unfurl

  • verb
    1. To unroll or release something that had been rolled up, typically a sail or a flag.
    2. To roll out or debut anything.
    3. To open up by unrolling.
    4. To turn out or unfold; to evolve; to progress.

Example Sentences

  • The flag began to unfurl as the wind picked up.
  • The flower petals slowly unfurl in the morning sunlight.
  • The sailors prepared to unfurl the sails before leaving the harbor.
  • She watched the scroll unfurl across the table.
  • New leaves unfurl each spring as the weather warms.

On this page you'll find 14 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to unfurl, such as: close, compact, compress, condense, contract, expand, extend.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • accommodate
  • accord
  • acquiesce
  • act beneath oneself
  • agree
  • align
  • arrange
  • be at ease
  • be comfortable
  • be courteous
  • become liquid
  • become soft
  • bend
  • breathe
  • breathe easy
  • calm
  • calm down
  • collect oneself
  • come down off high horse
  • comply
  • compose
  • compose oneself
  • concede
  • cool off
  • correct
  • debase oneself
  • defrost
  • degrade oneself
  • deign
  • deliquesce
  • demean oneself
  • descend
  • disentangle
  • display
  • dissolve
  • doze
  • dream
  • drowse
  • ease off
  • ease up
  • even
  • expand
  • extend
  • fan
  • fan out
  • favor
  • feel at home
  • flatten
  • flow
  • flux
  • free
  • fuse
  • grant
  • hang loose
  • high-hat
  • idle
  • knock off
  • laze
  • lean
  • let down
  • let oneself go
  • let up
  • level
  • lie by
  • lie down
  • lie still
  • liquefy
  • loaf
  • loll
  • loose
  • loosen
  • loosen up
  • lounge
  • lower oneself
  • make oneself at home
  • make plumb
  • make straight
  • melt
  • mollify
  • nap
  • neaten
  • nod
  • oblige
  • open
  • open up
  • order
  • outspread
  • outstretch
  • patronize
  • put feet up
  • put in order
  • put perpendicular
  • put straight
  • put to rights
  • put upright
  • put vertical
  • ravel
  • recline
  • rectify
  • reel out
  • refresh oneself
  • relax
  • release
  • relent
  • repose
  • resort
  • rest
  • run
  • see fit
  • separate
  • set to rights
  • settle back
  • shake out
  • simmer down
  • sink
  • sit around
  • sit back
  • sit down
  • slack
  • slack off
  • slacken
  • slumber
  • smarten up
  • snooze
  • soften
  • spell
  • spread
  • spruce up
  • stop work
  • straighten
  • stretch out
  • submit
  • take a break
  • take a breather
  • take a nap
  • take five
  • take it easy
  • take life easy
  • take ten
  • take time out
  • talk down to
  • thaw
  • tidy
  • toss a few crumbs
  • tranquilize
  • uncoil
  • uncrease
  • uncurl
  • undo
  • unfold
  • unfurl
  • unkink
  • unlax
  • unravel
  • unreel
  • unroll
  • unsnarl
  • untangle
  • untwine
  • untwist
  • unwind
  • unwrap
  • vouchsafe
  • warm up
  • wind down
  • yield

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