unconcealed
- adjective
- /ˌʌn.kənˈsiːld/
- The child's face lit up with unconcealed delight as he opened his birthday presents.
I felt as a mouse must feel, crouching unconcealed and shallow grass, cringing and hoping.
- I felt as a mouse must feel, crouching unconcealed and shallow grass, cringing and hoping.
Examples
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The carpet man watched with unconcealed pleasure.
Fiction book (1998) -
That didn't fit with the unconcealed anger that had consumed the last two days of her life.
Fiction book (1994) -
And they respond with unconcealed interest to the sudden presence of a man, offering to help with their pain.
Blog text (18) -
Tuck glares at Will with unconcealed hatred.
Fiction book (1991) -
One six- or seven-year-old boy is wide-eyed with unconcealed wonder.
Fiction book (2002) -
Still more serious is the unconcealed dislike that many Applied Music students have for the non-musical Liberal Arts courses they are required to take.
Academic text (2014) -
Instead, his gaze came to rest on Brigit, and he glowered with unconcealed anger.
Fiction book (1992) -
"Jerome looked at the straggle of O'Haras with unconcealed disdain.
Fiction book (1991) -
Night smiled, and Murphy eyed the pile of meat with unconcealed zeal, juice squirting from his open mouth.
Fiction book (1991) -
Without prompting, many offered me detailed accounts of their daily meals—mostly some variation of water porridge once a day—with unconcealed outrage.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
Clearly shown and not hidden, often about feelings
Not covered or blocked so you can see it clearly
Easy for others to see or notice
Antonyms
How Hidden
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word unconcealed breaks into un- meaning 'not' and conceal meaning 'to hide', so it literally means 'not hidden'. That's why something unconcealed is open and obvious, shown without trying to hide it.