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

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

Justice Amy Coney Barrett summed up the dispute in a revealing comment responding to a dissent from Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. —David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025

However, most revealing of the district’s failings was its attempt to unmask the anonymous plaintiff. —Amy Reichert, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025

These technologies capture potentially very revealing information about people and their property. —David Sella-Villa, The Conversation, 24 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