fan out

Jump To:

deploy v.
expand v.
extend v.
unfold v.

VERB

deploy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

expand open set up use

STRONG

arrange display dispose extend position unfold utilize

WEAK

form front put out patrol set out spread out take battle stations

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conclude end finish

STRONG

conceal disarrange disorder displace disturb hide withhold

WEAK

not use

VERB

expand

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bolster broaden develop enlarge grow increase open spread swell widen

STRONG

aggrandize amplify bloat burgeon detail diffuse dilate distend elaborate embellish explicate fatten heighten hike inflate lengthen magnify mount multiply mushroom pad piggyback prolong protract pyramid stretch thicken unfold unfurl unravel unroll wax

WEAK

beef up blow up bulk up fill out open out outspread puff up slap on soup up spread out stretch out tack on upsurge

Antonyms

STRONGEST

close compress decrease diminish end halt hide hinder lessen narrow reduce restrict shrink stop

STRONG

abbreviate contract curtail deflate fall lower shorten shrivel simplify tangle thin withhold

WEAK

abridge

VERB

extend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boost broaden continue develop enhance enlarge expand go on increase last lengthen open prolong spread stretch take widen

STRONG

aggrandize amplify augment crane dilate draw elongate heighten magnify mantle multiply pad protract stall supplement unfold unfurl unroll

WEAK

add to beef up carry on drag one's feet drag out draw out let out prolongate run on spin out spread out string out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abbreviate abridge cease close compress decrease diminish discontinue end finish halt hide hinder lessen lose lower narrow reduce restrict shorten shrink stop

STRONG

constrict contract curtail degrade

WEAK

condense cut hold keep maintain take back

VERB

unfold

Synonyms

STRONGEST

spread stretch out unfurl unravel

STRONG

disentangle display expand extend fan flatten loosen open release straighten unbend uncoil uncurl undo unroll untwist unwind unwrap

WEAK

outspread outstretch reel out shake out uncrease

Antonyms

STRONG

abridge close contract cover hide hold keep lessen lower maintain shorten shrink twist wind

WEAK

block check conceal fold stagnate stop withhold wrap

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

fan out

Much of the price data comes from hundreds of BLS employees who fan out across the country every month to check prices at supermarkets, doctors’ offices, clothing stores and the like.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

"Soccer AM opened it up to every other fan out there. You would have them all speaking about the Showboat. It was nice to be in with some world-class players."

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

“There is a huge global weight of money in narrow areas like AI. When this money begins to fan out of AI, we are extremely well positioned.”

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025

After a two-year shutdown, fishing boats will fan out along the California coast angling for Chinook salmon this weekend as recreational fishing resumes under strict limits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025

Headbands made her chin-length hair fan out weirdly around her face so that she ended up looking like a frilled-neck lizard.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

fan out

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Related Words