UNFURL Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

unfurl

verb

ˌən-ˈfər(-ə)l

as in to expand

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

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Recent Examples of unfurl Susac emerged from his squat to fire a throw as Waldschmit unfurled a swing, and Miller immediately called the rookie backstop for interference. —

Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 May 2026 Its flowers start as deep lavender buds that unfurl into a light shade of purple. —

Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 19 May 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 See All Example Sentences for unfurl

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The deal with Curry, who is a household name in China, is expected to further boost Li-Ning’s popularity in the country and help expand the brand’s market share in the US.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
By greatly expanding the dimensions of his images, with their muted palettes, tight cropping, found symmetries, and laconic wit, had the maestro of the photographic epigram betrayed his subtractive aesthetic?

— James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026