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

Saudi Arabia’s catastrophic military intervention in Yemen from 2015 to 2022 ended in abject failure by all accounts, exposing the kingdom as the paper tiger of the Middle East. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2026

The California rapper-producer’s new album sifts through an eclectic pileup of influences with X-ray vision, exposing his artistic process and still keeping it breezy. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026

The group uncovered an incriminating flash drive hidden in Victor’s safe, exposing his role in covering up a deadly conspiracy involving a construction project. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Cargo aircraft capable of delivering supplies without exposing pilots or support crews could reduce operational risk while improving the speed of battlefield resupply. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

The discipline of preparing to explain a decision to employees, customers and the market has a way of exposing the places where the thinking isn't finished. — Michele Caselnova, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

As violence closes in, both embark on a journey into the depths of the mangroves, where reality and myth intertwine, exposing the invisible structures of power that govern their world. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 29 July 2026

Su’s parents played a variety of music in their home, exposing her early to different genres. — Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026

The House has initiated a party-line maneuver to get the spending approved, exposing deep intraparty divisions in the process. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 July 2026