Fold and Outspread

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Fold verb - To lay one part over or against another part of.

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Outspread is an antonym for fold.

Nearby Words: folded, folding

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

Usage example: when it outspread its wings, a pteranodon would have had a wingspan in excess of 20 feet

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Fold is an antonym for outspread in spread out topic.

Nearby Word: outspreading

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Outspread and Fold. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fold/outspread

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