reveal | Definition of reveal

Synonyms and Antonyms of reveal

1 to make known (as information previously kept secret)

at the end of the book, the detective reveals the identity of the mysterious stranger

Synonyms of reveal

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

Words Related to reveal

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 reveal

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

Near Antonyms of reveal

camouflage, disguise

gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash

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

Antonyms of reveal

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

2 to make known (something abstract) through outward signs

a habitual smirk that reveals his contempt for other people

Synonyms of reveal

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

Words Related to reveal

bare, disclose, unbosom, uncloak, uncover

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

Near Antonyms of reveal

belie, misrepresent

distort, falsify, garble, twist

camouflage, disguise

gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash

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