Entry Word: revelation

Function: noun

Meaning: the act or an instance of making known something previously unknown or concealed <the revelation of the movie starʼs secret marriage by the tabloids> <a new biography of the former president that contains several shocking revelations>

Synonyms disclosure, divulgence, exposure

Related Words bombshell, surprise; acknowledgment (also acknowledgement), admission, avowal, concession, confession

Near Antonyms concealment, cover-up