BARING Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

baring

verb

present participle of bare

as in revealing

to make known (as information previously kept secret) finally bared the secret that she had kept to herself for so long

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Recent Examples of baring Another close match to Munn’s shoes, these Mango sandals have a sleek, stiletto heel and skin-baring open silhouette to amp up the sexiness. —

Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 5 Apr. 2026 Actors and their relationship to filming NSFW scenes have come up more than once this week, with Jon Hamm also being asked about filming a butt-baring scene in the second season of Your Friends & Neighbors. —

Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026 Kerry Washington stunned in a custom navy blue Prada gown that featured a daring side-baring silhouette with sequin straps and a flowing pleated tulle skirt. —

Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 22 Feb. 2026 Her leg-baring skirt was rendered in a darker green shade, boasting the same lace trim and a subtle slit in the front. —

Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 20 Feb. 2026 Discovering a fang-baring fish-woman (Avery Potemri, a movement artist playing an impressive special effect), Doug tranquilizes the creature and houses it in his bathroom, rejuvenated by his newfound purpose. —

J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025 More recently, Rihanna shared a new Fenty Hair commercial on Instagram, in which she could be seen baring it all in a Savage Fenty thong bodysuit. —

Karen Fratti, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025 But the role requires her to open her life up to the world, baring all her family’s struggle for a shot at the American Dream. —

Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025 The pushback was due to the event being held during Ramadan and for featuring what some considered to be inappropriate clothing — bikini tops and a few other body-baring styles paired with their skiwear. —

Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025

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Without revealing too much, Stieve suggested the sequel would focus less on rewriting the cat-and-mouse playbook and more on how their villain has adapted to it over the years.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
Over the next decade and a half Allen continued to evolve stylistically and lyrically, moving from pop culture commentary to more emotionally revealing narratives about marital breakdowns, motherhood, and personal identity crises.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026