revealing

adjective

re·​veal·​ing ri-ˈvē-liŋ 

: allowing a look at or an understanding of something inner or hidden

a revealing confession

also : tending to expose more typically hidden parts of the body

a revealing top

revealingly adverb

Synonyms of revealing

• suggestive
• eloquent
• expressive

Examples of revealing in a Sentence

The book is a revealing account of being part of a gang.

Her comments about her childhood were revealing.

She wore a very revealing shirt.

That skirt is much too revealing.

Recent Examples on the Web

For all the attacking flair that has defined San Diego FC since its arrival in Major League Soccer, the most revealing development of the club’s early 2026 season might be unfolding somewhere far less glamorous — the back line. —Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026

For now, Moltbook remains a strange but revealing glimpse into how AI agents might interact in the future. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2026

This work feels riskier, more revealing. —Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026

But some of her most revealing and poignant memories are of her mother, the iconic Judy Garland. —Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1925, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing revealing

• self-revealing

Rhymes for revealing

• annealing
• appealing
• concealing
• congealing
• freewheeling
• repealing
• unfeeling
• ceiling
• dealing
• feeling
• healing
• heeling