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

The revealing split highlights both goodwill and growing fatigue across the country's complicated tipping culture, according to the CouponCabin study. —Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025

This transit is emotionally raw and revealing, making the darker undercurrents within our community spaces impossible to ignore. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025

When a cup is sunk, players must decide whether to answer a revealing question or take on a mystery wing, with heat levels ranging from mild to merciless. —Peter White, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025

One of them, Ani, appears on your screen as an anime girl with blond pigtails and a revealing black dress. —Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 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