Definition of REVEALING

revealing

Plural: revealings

Noun

  • the speech act of making something evident
  • An act of revealing; the process of revealing; something revealed.

Verb

  • make visible
  • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
  • disclose directly or through prophets
  • present participle and gerund of reveal

Adjective Satellite

  • disclosing unintentionally

Adjective

  • showing or making known
    • "her dress was scanty and revealing"

Adj

  • Informative.
  • Allowing more than is usual to be seen.

Examples

  • Her shirt is rather revealing.
  • It became clear that we were witnessing a great revealing of secrets.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English reveling; equivalent to reveal + -ing.

Synonyms

break, bring out, disclose, disclosure, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, revelation, telling, telltale, uncover, unveil, unwrap, ;, apocalypse#Noun, disclosure#Noun, revelation#Noun, uncovering#Noun, unveiling#Noun

Antonyms

concealing

Scrabble Score: 13

revealing: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
revealing: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
revealing: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

revealing: valid Words With Friends Word