Reveal — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Reveal (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

1. to make known (as information previously kept secret)

   "at the end of the book, the detective reveals the identity of the mysterious stranger"

   similar: bare, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, let on (about), spill, tell, unbosom, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil, bring to light, go public (with), let the cat out of the bag (about), spill the beans (about)
   related: confide, share, debunk, show up, unclothe, undrape, advertise, announce, blaze, bring out, broadcast, declare, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, sound, betray, blab, give away, leak, inform, squeal, talk, communicate, impart, relate, acknowledge, admit, avow, concede, confess, own, disinter, rake up, smoke out, unearth
   opposite: cloak, conceal, cover (up), enshroud, hide, mask, shroud, veil
   near: camouflage, disguise, gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash, becloud, bedim, befog, cloud, darken, eclipse, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shade

2. to make known (something abstract) through outward signs

   "a habitual smirk that reveals his contempt for other people"

   similar: bespeak, betray, communicate, declare, demonstrate, display, evince, expose, give away, manifest, show
   related: bare, disclose, unbosom, uncloak, uncover, advertise, air, announce, blaze, broadcast, placard, proclaim, publicize, sound, trumpet, project
   near: belie, misrepresent, distort, falsify, garble, twist, camouflage, disguise, gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash, conceal, counterfeit, cover, hide, mask, obscure, occlude, veil