Synonyms of exposing

exposing

verb

present participle of expose

1

as in uncovering

to reveal the true nature of

a well-researched article that exposes the UFO story as a hoax

Synonyms & Similar Words

• uncovering
• disclosing
• demolishing
• unmasking
• discrediting
• debunking
• undressing
• telling
• nailing
• showing up
• disproving
• uncloaking
• blowing the whistle on
• unveiling
• divulging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masking
• disguising
• concealing
• hiding
• camouflaging
• secreting
• cloaking
• veiling

2

as in revealing

to make known (as information previously kept secret)

the documentary claims to expose how winners of beauty pageants are really picked

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revealing
• disclosing
• discovering
• uncovering
• telling
• sharing
• announcing
• spilling
• baring
• divulging
• unmasking
• leaking
• unveiling
• bringing to light
• going public (with)
• unbosoming
• letting on (about)
• confiding
• publishing
• uncloaking
• spilling the beans (about)
• proclaiming
• informing
• posting
• promulgating
• betraying
• letting the cat out of the bag (about)
• publicizing
• declaring
• relating
• acknowledging
• debunking
• unearthing
• confessing
• imparting
• advertising
• broadcasting
• talking
• communicating
• owning
• admitting
• bringing out
• unclothing
• blazing
• showing up
• blabbing
• giving away
• disinterring
• undraping
• placarding
• conceding
• sounding
• avowing
• squealing
• smoking out
• raking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• concealing
• hiding
• masking
• covering (up)
• shrouding
• enshrouding
• cloaking
• disguising
• veiling
• camouflaging
• whitewashing
• obscuring
• varnishing
• shading
• overshadowing
• glossing (over)
• eclipsing
• clouding
• darkening
• gilding
• overcasting
• beclouding
• befogging
• bedimming

3

as in displaying

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs

the tight race for the championship exposed one team's mean streak

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revealing
• displaying
• showing
• demonstrating
• betraying
• communicating
• manifesting
• declaring
• evincing
• disclosing
• uncovering
• giving away
• baring
• sounding
• announcing
• proclaiming
• publicizing
• airing
• bespeaking
• projecting
• advertising
• broadcasting
• blazing
• unbosoming
• uncloaking
• trumpeting
• placarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misrepresenting
• distorting
• twisting
• falsifying
• belying
• disguising
• camouflaging
• covering
• concealing
• hiding
• masking
• obscuring
• whitewashing
• varnishing
• garbling
• occluding
• glossing (over)
• counterfeiting
• veiling
• gilding

4

as in showing

to present so as to invite notice or attention

I didn't want to expose my ignorance in front of the others, so I kept silent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• displaying
• showing
• exhibiting
• flashing
• unveiling
• producing
• announcing
• waving
• parading
• flaunting
• revealing
• strutting
• sporting
• showing off
• laying out
• disporting
• proclaiming
• discovering
• advertising
• publicizing
• posting
• uncovering
• divulging
• brandishing
• airing
• flourishing
• broadcasting
• baring
• trumpeting
• heralding
• blazing
• telling (of)
• talking (about)
• unmasking
• sounding
• placarding
• uncloaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masking
• disguising
• camouflaging
• concealing
• covering
• hiding
• obscuring
• occluding
• shrouding
• veiling
• enshrouding
• occulting
• curtaining

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exposing

There is almost always a clean way to do that without exposing you and her to unknown risks and surprises. — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

Recent observations of some little red dots at lower redshifts have shown the cloud of gas around the black hole begin to disintegrate, exposing the black hole and the X-rays produced by the accretion of gas onto it. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Proactive development strategies are crucial, including exposing candidates to enterprise problems, granting access to senior executives, and utilizing executive coaching. — Roberta Matuson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Pumping stations for coastal nuclear plants like Gravelines usually draw in seawater for cooling, sometimes exposing them to marine life. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

The sky darkens to twilight, exposing the sun's corona and sometimes revealing stars and planets as temperatures briefly cool. — Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

People contract Vibrio by eating raw or undercooked seafood — raw oysters are a common culprit — or by exposing open wounds to brackish or salt water. — Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026

Investigators traced proceeds from gas stations through fintechs and investment funds, exposing the corporate structures and intermediaries behind them. — Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2026

McDougle says Joe became his mentor, exposing him to new ideas — and to photography. — Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026