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

But the top 20 pieces — 10 free, 10 behind our STAT+ paywall — are more interesting and revealing than that list, with each story adding important nuance and personal voices to debates often flattened into pro or con. —Torie Bosch, STAT, 31 Dec. 2025

Gerber complemented her barely-there bikini top with an equally revealing pair of bikini bottoms, making a cheeky style statement in a low-rise thong style. —Lara Walsh, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025

The side slit shows enough leg without being too revealing, and the sheer overlay is flattering, draping curves in just the right way. —Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025

And revealing, even with inexperienced Chris Oladokun at quarterback, that the Chiefs mustered only 139 yards of offense a week after managing just 133 against Tennessee. —Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 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