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Synonyms for unfolding

Most common

evolution unrolling

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The process by which something unfolds or becomes revealed.

Forms

Plural
unfoldings → developments, evolutions, unrollings, flowerings…

Choose the right word

Unfolding, Amplify, Developing or Expanding?

The chief difficulty of very young writers is to amplify, to get beyond the bare curt statement by developing, expanding, unfolding the thought.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • evolution We associate Darwin with the theory of evolution.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
unfoldingrising
evolutionrising
unrollingrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

9 letters
evolution4, flowering3, unrolling3
11 letters
development4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (evolution4 = 4 syllables).

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