revealing

adjective

re·​veal·​ing ri-ˈvē-liŋ How to pronounce revealing (audio)
: 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

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.
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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 See All Example Sentences for revealing

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of revealing was circa 1925

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“Revealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revealing. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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