The Meaning of unfold

• (v. t.) To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth.
• (v. t.) To open, as anything covered or close; to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development; to display; to disclose; to reveal; to elucidate; to explain; as, to unfold one's designs; to unfold the principles of a science.
• (v. t.) To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep.
• (v. i.) To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed.

Synonyms

blossom , blossom out , blossom forth , stretch , stretch out , extend , spread , spread out , open

Antonyms

fold

Rhymes

ahold , behold , berthold , billfold , blindfold , bold , bowled , cajoled , centerfold , chokehold , cold , consoled , controlled , decontrolled , dold , doled , eightfold , enfold , enrolled , fivefold , fold , foothold , fourfold , freehold , gold , golde , griswold , handhold , hold , holde , household , leasehold , leopold , lippold , machold , mangold , manifold , marigold , mold , mould , ninefold , nold , nolde , old , olde , outsold , oversold , paroled , patrolled , penfold , poled , polled , remold , resold , rheingold , ringgold , roald , rolled , scold , sevenfold , sixfold , sold , stranglehold , strolled , stronghold , tenfold , threefold , threshold , told , tolled , twofold , uncontrolled , undersold , unsold , untold , uphold , vold , withhold , wold