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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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When he turned his back to reveal he was wearing No. 32, everything made sense.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

"Roman will discover tens of thousands of new planets outside our solar system. It will reveal billions of galaxies, thousands of supernovae and tens of billions of stars," she said.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

However, traditional spectroscopic techniques have struggled to reveal the exact pathways involved at the level of individual particles.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

Musk had previously said that the Optimus robot would be shown off to investors in March, before delaying the reveal to work out some kinks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

If Booth talked, too, he might reveal valuable information that implicated the highest officials in the Confederacy.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

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