revealing
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4.0
- adjective
- /rɪˈviːlɪŋ/
- 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
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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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7.7
Reveal a secret or someone's identity
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2.3
Show something that was hidden or secret
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4.1
Reveal hidden facts or bad actions to people
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4.1
To tell secret information to the public without permission
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3.5
Reveal secret facts to the public
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5.6
Say all private things about a person or event
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3.4
Tell a secret on purpose or by accident
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4.1
To make something known for the first time
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6.0
To tell a secret or show feelings you were trying to hide
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6.2
To tell secret or private information to people
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3.7
Make secret information known to the public
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4.2
To show a feeling or secret without meaning to
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3.7
Tell secret or private information to other people
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3.7
To show facts that were hidden before
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5.6
Accidentally tell someone something you want to keep secret
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6.0
Tell a secret by accident before others know
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5.5
To show something hidden so people can see it
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5.1
To tell a secret that should be kept
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4.0
Make something visible by removing a cover
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7.1
To reveal information that was previously hidden
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1.0
To make secret information known to other people
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6.5
Tell a secret and spoil a planned surprise
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5.5
To tell a secret by accident and spoil a surprise
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7.7
To make something hidden become visible by removing a cover or showing the truth
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7.9
To tell a secret carelessly or without meaning to
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4.4
To tell people about something secret
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9.1
To openly say something people usually keep secret
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6.5
To reveal something hidden or forgotten
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.