uncover

verb

un·​cov·​er ən-ˈkə-vər 

uncovered; uncovering; uncovers

transitive verb

1

: to make known : bring to light : disclose, reveal

uncover the truth

2

: to expose to view by removing some covering

3

a

: to take the cover from

b

: to remove the hat from

uncovered his head

4

: to deprive of protection

intransitive verb

1

: to remove a cover or covering

2

: to take off the hat as a token of respect

Synonyms of uncover

• reveal
• discover
• disclose
• tell
• expose

Examples of uncover in a Sentence

Police uncovered a criminal plot.

Archaeologists uncovered the ruins of an ancient city.

Recent Examples on the Web

The result is that real patients experience complications in real-time, without knowing risks that may have been uncovered in a clinical trial. —Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025

Amid ongoing appeals of her conviction, Dorotik was released from prison in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and later that year, her conviction was vacated based on new evidence her attorneys had uncovered. —Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025

Areas most prone to frostbite are uncovered skin and the extremities, such as hands and feet. —Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025

University of Missouri archaeologists uncovered the remains, according to a university press release. —Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for uncover

• discover
• hardcover
• recover
• thereover
• cover
• hover
• plover
• rediscover
• undercover

Kids Definition

uncover

verb

un·​cov·​er ˌən-ˈkəv-ər 

1

: to make known : disclose, reveal

uncover a plot

2

: to expose to view by removing some covering

uncover the ruins of an ancient city

3

a

: to take the cover from

uncover the box

b

: to remove the hat from

c

: to take off one's hat as a sign of respect