unveil

verb

un·​veil ˌən-ˈvāl 

unveiled; unveiling; unveils

transitive verb

1

: to remove a veil or covering from

unveiled the portrait

2

: to make public : divulge, reveal

a good time to unveil their plans

intransitive verb

: to throw off a veil or protective cloak

Synonyms of unveil

• reveal
• disclose
• discover
• uncover
• tell

Examples of unveil in a Sentence

The developer unveiled plans for a new housing complex.

The company will unveil its newest product today.

Recent Examples on the Web

Five years ago, Tokyo’s National Museum of Nature and Science unveiled an exhibition called the Pokémon Fossil Museum. —Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026

The reviews should unveil findings over the summer, at which point a MAFS spin-off is due to begin filming while the sixth season of the main show is readied for air. —Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 May 2026

Re/Done unveiled the next phase of its partnership with model Kaia Gerber. —Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 May 2026

English Heritage, a charity that manages over 400 historic sites across England, unveiled their reconstruction of a 4,500-year-old building at Stonehenge on Friday. —Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for unveil

• airmail
• assail
• avail
• bewail
• blackmail
• cattail
• cocktail
• curtail
• derail
• detail
• dovetail
• email

Kids Definition

unveil

verb

un·​veil ˌən-ˈvā(ə)l 

ˈən-

1

a

: to remove a veil or covering from

unveil a statue

b

: disclose, reveal

unveiled their plans

2

: to throw off a veil