expose | Definition of expose

1 to reveal the true nature of

a well-researched article that exposes the UFO story as a hoax

Synonyms of expose

debunk, nail, show up, uncloak, uncover, undress, unmask

Words Related to expose

demolish, discredit, disprove

disclose, divulge, tell, unveil

Phrases Synonymous with expose

blow the whistle on

Near Antonyms of expose

conceal, hide, secrete, veil

Antonyms of expose

camouflage, cloak, disguise, mask

2 to make known (as information previously kept secret)

the documentary claims to expose how winners of beauty pageants are really picked

Synonyms of expose

bare, disclose, discover, divulge, let on (about), reveal, spill, tell, unbosom, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil

Words Related to expose

confide, share

debunk, show up

unclothe, undrape

advertise, announce, blaze, bring out, broadcast, declare, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, sound

betray, blab, give away, leak

inform, squeal, talk

communicate, impart, relate

acknowledge, admit, avow, concede, confess, own

disinter, rake up, smoke out, unearth

Phrases Synonymous with expose

bring to light, go public (with), let the cat out of the bag (about), spill the beans (about)

Near Antonyms of expose

camouflage, disguise

gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash

becloud, bedim, befog, cloud, darken, eclipse, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shade

Antonyms of expose

cloak, conceal, cover (up), enshroud, hide, mask, shroud, veil

3 to make known (something abstract) through outward signs

the tight race for the championship exposed one team's mean streak

Synonyms of expose

bespeak, betray, communicate, declare, demonstrate, display, evince, give away, manifest, reveal, show

Words Related to expose

bare, disclose, unbosom, uncloak, uncover

advertise, air, announce, blaze, broadcast, placard, proclaim, publicize, sound, trumpet

project

Near Antonyms of expose

belie, misrepresent

distort, falsify, garble, twist

camouflage, disguise

gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash

conceal, counterfeit, cover, hide, mask, obscure, occlude, veil

4 to present so as to invite notice or attention

I didn't want to expose my ignorance in front of the others, so I kept silent

Synonyms of expose

display, disport, exhibit, flash, flaunt, lay out, parade, produce, show, show off, sport

Synonyms and Antonyms of expose

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