unfolded
Revealed its contents
Unfolded describes something that has been opened from a folded state: She unfolded the map on the table.
Events or stories unfold as they develop or become revealed: The mystery unfolded over several chapters.
The past tense works both literally—paper, fabric, chairs—and figuratively for anything that gradually reveals itself or plays out over time.
Extended over distance
- flattenedMade smooth or level
- smoothedMade surface uniform
- extendedLengthened in time or space
- expandedMade larger or wider
stretched · opened up · laid out · straightened · unfurled · unrolled · unwrapped · unsealed
Grew or advanced
- progressedMoved toward completion
- evolvedChanged through successive generations
- emergedCame into view
- materializedBecame physically present
transpired · played out · came to pass · took shape · blossomed · flowered · matured · ripened
spread out
Extended over distance
expanded · stretched · opened up · laid out · straightened · unfurled · unrolled · unwrapped · unsealed · unbound
developed
Grew or advanced
- progressedMoved toward completion
- evolvedChanged through successive generations
- emergedCame into view
materialized · transpired · played out · came to pass · took shape · blossomed · flowered · matured · ripened · crystallized
disclosed
Made previously hidden known
divulged · discovered · unearthed · unmasked · laid bare · brought to light · manifest · evident · apparent · clear
map
Spatial representation of terrain
pamphlet · newspaper · origami · fan · blanket · tablecloth · chair · umbrella · tent · wings
- opennessopen, openness, transparent, transparency, accessible
- scientific adjectivesalkaline, ionic, aquatic, inorganic, metallic
- arrangementsarrangement, orchestration, arranged, array, configuration
- exposedbare, uncovered, revealed, visible, exposed
- fastening statesfastened, unfastened, locked, unlocked, latched
- kept goingcontinued, lasted, persisted, endured, carried on