Explain and Unfold

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Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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Unfold is a synonym for explain in tell topic. In some cases you can use "Unfold" instead a verb "Explain", when it comes to topics like develop, clarify, make clear, make clear or plain.

Nearby Words: explanation, explained, explaining, explicable, explainable

Unfold

Unfold verb - To arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area.

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Explain is a synonym for unfold in tell topic. You can use "Explain" instead a verb "Unfold", if it concerns topics such as develop, make known.

Nearby Word: unfolding

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time	explain time	unfold time
way	explain way	unfold way
story	explain story	unfold story
times	explain times	unfold times

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Show, Don't Tell: The film deliberately chooses not to outright explain the true nature of the Babadook, but rather lets the events unfold as they happen.

Source: Film / The Babadook
Sarcasm Mode: Absolutely overloaded during his video "Behold Cranky Cat, too good for Greenlight"... With a rather strange twist that turns it into... Something else altogether... It's easier to just watch the video and watch the magic unfold before your eyes, than trying to explain it.

Source: Creator / The Cynical Brit

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Unfold and Explain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 18, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/explain/unfold

Explain & Unfold. N.p., 2016. Web. 18 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/explain/unfold>.

Unfold or Explain. 2016. Accessed August 18, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/explain/unfold.

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