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unveiled

unveiled

4.2
Shown to the public after being kept secret
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈveɪld/
translation icon : revelado
  • After years of secrecy, the company's new product was finally unveiled to the public.

Examples

  • The new policy was unveiled in a press conference this morning, surprising many.

  • The museum proudly displayed the unveiled paintings for the first time.

  • After years of secrecy, the company's new product was finally unveiled to the public.

  • She felt free among the unveiled women, embracing a new sense of identity.

  • An unveiled truth can be shocking!

  • The unveiled painting drew a large crowd.

  • The museum proudly displayed the unveiled paintings for the first time.

Synonyms

to laid bare
vsunveiled
8 4.7

Make something clear and open for everyone to see

is revealed by removing a cover rather than by total exposure
declassified
vsunveiled
  • Formal
1 4.8

Made public after being secret or private

is made known by uncovering or display rather than by status change
disclosed
vsunveiled
3.6

Made known after being secret

is revealed by removing a cover or veil rather than by telling
announced
vsunveiled
1.6

Made public so many people know about it

is revealed by removing a cover rather than by a public declaration

Antonyms

2.0

Hidden so other people do not know about it

125 1.1

A thing that is not easily seen or found

25 6.2

Partly hidden or not said clearly

How Revealed

unveiled
4.2
announced
1.6
to reveal
2.3
to mention
1.0

Surface Forms

unveiled positive

Morphology

unveiled = unveil (transparent) = un + veil + ed

The past-participle/adjectival '-ed' is regularly added to the verb 'unveil' to mean 'revealed', so the formation is straightforward.

Etymology

Unveiled starts with the part un- meaning 'not' and the word veil meaning 'cover', so it literally means 'not covered'. Think of lifting a cloth off a statue to show it for the first time; that's why unveiled means 'made known' or 'revealed'.