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

But neither has stamped anything yet, and the coming months will be most revealing. —Zak Keefer, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025

Victoria Beckham‘s eponymous Netflix docuseries is streaming now, delivering a revealing portrait of the Spice Girl turned football WAG turned fashion mogul. —Ellise Shafer, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025

Teens may want to wear more revealing costumes as a way to explore identity and feel more grown-up. —Kara Nesvig, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025

Conversations at home could be sharp, revealing, or… a little spicy. —Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 5 Oct. 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