revealing
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4.0
- adjective
- /rɪˈviːlɪŋ/
:
revelador
- To me, the expression that she ends the scene in is so revealing, this little smile that she has.
- most revealing
- more revealing
- particularly revealing
Now his answer was it was very revealing, he said.
- Now his answer was it was very revealing, he said.
- So what an essay really revealing a lot there.
Examples
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Alex looks back; that was more personally revealing than she expected.
Fiction book (2000) -
Following are some of the more revealing and well-thought-out questions my students posed.
Academic text (1992) -
And then finally this sort of revealing truth comes out.
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And the current crisis is revealing that picture to us.
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There had not been a voice like that - so personal, so revealing.
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I think it's rather revealing.
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Still, let me present another and more revealing reason for the end of ideology in the West.
Academic text (1991) -
From the perspective of a system of free expression, cable television is a revealing case study.
Academic text (1997) -
In sum, the familiar and simple student-evaluation questionnaire is a revealing window into how a university operates.
Academic text (1993) -
The documentary offered a revealing look at the lives of the city's homeless population.
Synonyms
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2.3
Show something that was hidden or secret
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1.0
To make secret information known to other people
342
4.1
Reveal hidden facts or bad actions to people
243
3.5
Reveal secret facts to the public
219
4.1
To tell secret information to the public without permission
114
3.4
Tell a secret on purpose or by accident
109
4.1
To make something known for the first time
60
4.2
To show a feeling or secret without meaning to
47
5.6
Say all private things about a person or event
45
6.2
To tell secret or private information to people
43
6.0
To tell a secret or show feelings you were trying to hide
32
3.7
Tell secret or private information to other people
20
3.7
To show facts that were hidden before
18
6.0
Tell a secret by accident before others know
8
3.7
Make secret information known to the public
7
4.0
Make something visible by removing a cover
5
5.6
Accidentally tell someone something you want to keep secret
5
5.1
To tell a secret that should be kept
4
7.1
To reveal information that was previously hidden
2
4.4
To tell people about something secret
2
7.7
Reveal a secret or someone's identity
2
5.5
To show something hidden so people can see it
1
6.5
Tell a secret and spoil a planned surprise
1
6.5
To reveal something hidden or forgotten
1
5.5
To tell a secret by accident and spoil a surprise
1
7.7
To make something hidden become visible by removing a cover or showing the truth
1
7.9
To tell a secret carelessly or without meaning to
1
9.1
To openly say something people usually keep secret
Antonyms
How Revealing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Revealing comes from the Latin revelare, which meant 'to uncover' and is linked to the idea of a veil ('cover'), so imagine lifting a veil to show what was hidden. So, something revealing makes information or a part of a person visible.