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 halter top

revealingly adverb

Synonyms

• 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

The contents of our bathroom cabinets can be very revealing. —Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 July 2025

The piece is very revealing for how the admin thinks America's role in the developing world should be. —Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025

Kim Kardashian, meanwhile, went for a more sultry take on the theme, stepping out in a revealing corseted look with sheer stockings and garters. —Erin Clack, People.com, 29 June 2025

Former Manchester United legend Gary Neville felt Shaw’s statements were painfully revealing. —Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025

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