unfurl

Meaning

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

Synonyms

unfold

unroll

spread out

stretch

expand

open

extend

spread

stretch out

unwrap

increase

apply

explain

augment

reach

dilute

enlarge

construe

smear

adulterate

grease

spread-eagle

aggrandize

anoint

account for

clarify

magnify

step up

open up

scatter

spill

splay

switch on

unclip

white out

turn on

unbar

unbind

unbolt

unbrace

unbuckle

unclasp

unclog

undo

unfasten

unlace

unlock

🔓

unloose

unloosen

unseal

Translations

desplegar

spiegare

ontrollen

desenrolar

desenovelar

afwikkelen

uitrollen

desenvolver

ausbreiten

uitspreiden

aumentar

sbrogliare

desdobrar

déployer

déferler

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌnˈfəːl/

Etymology

From un- + furl.