reveal

[ri-veel] / rɪˈvil /

VERB

disclose, tell

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledge admit affirm announce concede confess declare divulge explain expose inform publish report tell

STRONG

avow betray broadcast communicate impart leak notify proclaim talk unfold utter

WEAK

break the news bring out into open bring to light come out with get out of system give away give out give the low-down let cat out of the bag let fall let on let out let slip make known make plain make public put cards on table

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal contradict deny disavow dispute dissent hide refuse reject repudiate secrete suppress

STRONG

keep keep quiet withhold

WEAK

cover

VERB

show, uncover

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disclose display expose unveil

STRONG

bare exhibit flash manifest open unclothe unearth unmask

WEAK

lay bare

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal cover hide secrete withhold

STRONG

bury

WEAK

suppress

Example Sentences

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First Minister Eluned Morgan, then a member of the European Parliament for mid and west Wales, revealed she still had a pair of wellington boots "with Sea Empress oil on them" after helping out.

From BBC

A closer look at Friday’s report revealed inflation challenges lurking under the surface.

From The Wall Street Journal

Two weeks after Nancy Guthrie's disappearance investigators revealed they had found several gloves, with the closest discovered about two miles from her home.

From BBC

The fire alarm had come from the vault, Herbert Reul revealed.

From BBC

The chief executive had long brushed off concerns about her extensive ties to Epstein, which were first revealed in a 2023 article in The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal

reveal

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