to expose

Examples

• All

• Her raven hair was cut into short wings, exposing the lower halves of her ears.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Please, just hop up on there and expose your abdomen.

  Crimes of the Future (2022)

• Well, I kind of have to expose myself.

  Maid in Manhattan (2002)

• Did you expose yourself... ...to my sister?

  Anger Management (2003)

• There could be, there could be a situation where you expose yourself in this dress, but you know, just depends.

• A female student exposed herself, apparently in protest.

  The Prankster (2010)

• Would you mind exposing part of your abdomen?

  The Palace (2023)

• Anya sat on my one armchair, one leg exposed up to her thigh.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Conversely, are unattractive people shy about exposing their bodies in public and therefore less likely to sunbathe?

  Academic text (1996)

• The artist decided to expose herself at the gallery, unveiling her body as part of the performance art.

Synonyms

U

to undress

vsto expose

• NSFW

88 2.0

To take off clothes from yourself or another person

is more about revealing that may be seen as indecent rather than ordinary removal

P

to peel

vsto expose

• NSFW

39 7.7

Take off some or all clothes in a noticeable way

is similar but carries a sense of indecent or improper display

B

to bare

vsto expose

31 4.1

To show something that was hidden, often feelings or body parts

is narrower focusing on revealing the body and possible indecency

D

to disrobe

vsto expose

12 6.3

To take off your clothes

is more likely to mean revealing in an indecent or improper way

S

to strip down

vsto expose

• NSFW

12 5.1

To take off most or all of your clothes

is similar but implies showing the body in an indecent or inappropriate way

U

to uncover

vsto expose

• NSFW

11 3.4

Remove clothing to show part of the body

is used when the revealing feels indecent or sexually improper

D

to divest

vsto expose

• Formal

3 7.3

Remove clothes from the body

is usually seen as showing the body in an indecent or scandalous way

L

to lay bare

vsto expose

2 5.5

To show something hidden so people can see it

is used for showing the body in an indecent way rather than revealing facts

U

to unclothe

vsto expose

• NSFW

7.4

To remove clothes from a person or a cover from an object

is more often about showing the body in a way that offends others

Antonyms

C

to clothe

19 3.2

To put clothes on someone or cover their body with clothes

Phrasal Verbs

E

to expose oneself to

203 5.6

To put yourself in a situation to experience something new or difficult

E

to expose oneself to the sun

3.8

To stay in strong sun for tanning or warmth

How Exposed

to strip

• NSFW

63 3.4

to expose

• NSFW

56 6.1

undress

• NSFW

5 3.3

to uncover

• NSFW

11 3.4

to dress

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology