fan out

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of FAN

to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area <the accordionist smoothly fanned out the bellows of his instrument as he played>

Synonyms expand, extend, fan (out), flare (out), outspread, outstretch, spread (out), stretch (out), unfold, unfurl

Related Words overspread

Near Antonyms compact, compress, condense, reduce

Antonyms close, contract, fold

to extend outwards from or as if from a central point <most of the city's subway lines fan out from this central station>

Synonyms branch, fan (out), ray

Related Words diffuse, dispel, disperse, dissipate; fork, stem; diverge, divide, part, ramify, separate, split, uncouple, unlink, unyoke; scatter, splay, spread; arise, derive, emanate, flow, issue, proceed, spring

Near Antonyms approach, close in (on), near; center (on), centralize; connect, couple, join, link, unite

Antonyms concentrate, converge, focus, funnel, meet

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