to unfold

Examples

• All

• Somehow, you wrote a story that's still unfolding as we speak.

  Argylle (2024)

• We make space for things to unfold more beautifully than they could.

  André Duqum

• We're seeing this unfold in real time in our world right now.

• Our lives seem to unfold kind of in chapters.

  Film Courage

• The truth is, this did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated.

• Now, as the consequences of the 2008 credit crisis continue to unfold, the easy money is drying up.

  Academic text (2012)

• There is a very dangerous situation unfolding right now in Tokyo.

  Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)

• What accounts for the difference in how events unfolded in the 1930s and the 1970s?

  Academic text (2012)

• Organized student protests and eventually civil unrest will unfold unless the government takes action.

  Academic text (2012)

• As the investigation continued, new details began to unfold gradually, revealing the truth behind the incident.

Synonyms

U

to unravel

vsto unfold

75 4.4

To find out what really happened in a confusing situation

refers to gradual revealing or development rather than active solving

B

to blossom

vsto unfold

44 3.4

To grow and become more successful or confident

means gradual revealing or clarification rather than positive flourishing

U

to unspool

vsto unfold

2 7.0

To unfold slowly, like a story or plan

is broader, meaning gradual development or clarification in many contexts

U

to unpeel

vsto unfold

1 6.8

To reveal hidden parts slowly by taking away layers

means gradual becoming clearer overall, not specifically layer removal

B

to blossom out

vsto unfold

1 3.7

To grow and become more confident or successful

highlights gradual revealing rather than goal oriented growth

B

to blossom forth

vsto unfold

4.6

To grow and develop in a clear, positive way

expresses gradual clarification rather than sudden or striking emergence

Antonyms

C

to conceal

282 3.7

To hide something so others cannot see or find it

O

to obscure

86 7.0

Make something hard to see or understand

How Revealed

to reveal

∞ 2.3

to emerge

249 3.5

to unfold

239 3.2

to develop

905 1.6

to hint

136 2.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology