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 images show women whose likenesses were edited by the AI chatbot to put them in more revealing clothing, such as towels, sports bras, skintight Spider-Woman outfits or bunny costumes. —David Ingram, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026

That’s what made this season so revealing. —C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026

The more revealing question is why he was taken aback in the first place – and what that tells us about the meaning of relationships. —Oluwaseun Damilola Sanwoolu, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026

For finance leaders trying to understand how the AI infrastructure race is being funded, CoreWeave just offered a revealing case study. —Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026

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