to bare all

Examples

• All

• It took a lot of courage for him to bare all about his past struggles during the interview.

• If you feel justified in baring all, fantastic; if not, keep it that way.

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• Figure models bare all in the name of art.

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• In the videos that I posted, a young guy bares all.

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• The "Diamonds" singer breaks boundaries and bares all in the men's magazine, which reads "Men of the Year (And One Hot Woman)."

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• After years of secrecy, she finally decided to bare all and share her personal challenges with the audience.

• The actress chose to bare all in her memoir, discussing her life in the spotlight.

Synonyms

T

to tell the truth

vsto bare all

814 2.7

Say what really happened without hiding facts or lying

extends honesty to revealing all personal and private information

E

to expose

vsto bare all

342 4.1

Reveal hidden facts or bad actions to people

specifically concerns revealing personal or intimate self details

O

to open up

vsto bare all

• Informal

149 2.9

Begin to talk honestly about your thoughts and feelings

implies full disclosure of personal life rather than starting to speak

G

to give away

vsto bare all

114 3.4

Tell a secret on purpose or by accident

focuses on deliberate, full personal openness rather than accidental revealing

C

to come clean

vsto bare all

• Informal

92 4.1

To say the truth about something you kept secret

applies to full personal openness rather than single confessions

T

to tell all

vsto bare all

• Literature

47 5.6

Say all private things about a person or event

focuses on complete openness about personal life

D

to divulge

vsto bare all

45 6.2

To tell secret or private information to people

is limited to personal self-revelation rather than any private facts

D

to disclose

vsto bare all

7 4.0

Make something visible by removing a cover

applies specifically to revealing personal feelings or private life

S

to speak openly

vsto bare all

7 3.4

Talk honestly without hiding facts or feelings

goes further by revealing all private details rather than general candour

S

to spill one's guts

vsto bare all

• Informal

5 8.1

To tell someone your private feelings or secrets openly

is broader, urging full openness rather than only emotional release

L

to lay bare

vsto bare all

2 5.5

To show something hidden so people can see it

is about full personal openness rather than any hidden matter

O

to overshare

vsto bare all

• Texting

2 7.3

To reveal too much personal information to other people

means open complete honesty, not necessarily inappropriate excess sharing

M

to make a clean breast of

vsto bare all

1 7.5

To tell the whole truth about something wrong you did

covers honest total self-revelation beyond confessing specific faults

T

to take the mask off

vsto bare all

1 7.2

Show who you really are instead of pretending

is about openly sharing all personal facts rather than identity alone

O

to open the kimono

vsto bare all

• Offensive

1 9.9

To show a company's private information to others, often during business talks

is about personal, intimate openness rather than business transparency

U

to unbosom

vsto bare all

• Archaic

9.9

To tell someone your secret or worrying thoughts and feelings

covers full honest disclosure of all personal details, not just troubles

Antonyms

H

to hide

∞ 1.0

To keep something so others cannot see or understand it

W

to withhold

210 5.1

Refuse to give something someone wants or needs

How Open

to bare all

• Informal

1 7.5

to open up

• Informal

149 2.9

to confide

113 4.6

to share

711 1.0

to keep to oneself

27 5.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology