LET ON (ABOUT) Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

let on (about)

verb

Definition of let on (about)

as in to reveal

to make known (as information previously kept secret) we agreed not to let on about our marriage plans to anyone

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When John reveals the Halogram to Kerry (after fair warning), the look on her face is a mix of shock and agony.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
Madonna then descended the stairs and removed her coat to reveal a red-and-black corset as dancers lifted her onto a table that rolled around a choir in the audience wearing white veils.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of reveal

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Cseh, the archive's director, said successor governments to dictatorships rarely disclose the names of previous agents and informants, let alone records as detailed as those Hungary is preparing to release.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
Baldwin alleged that decision was just one part of a pattern of disturbing prosecutorial abuses, including presenting false information to the grand jury, failing to disclose two firearms reports, and filing an unlawful gun enhancement.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of disclose

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The discovery is the latest instance of CDE leadership telling employees bedbugs are not in the building, only for more to be discovered at a later date and igniting doubt among CDE’s workforce on whether treatment is effective.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
The problem Zhou discovered when MadaData collapsed has not gone away.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of discover

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Serena tells him his former boss Elliott Wyatt recommended him highly, which is strange given his former reticence.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
After the election, legislating is an obvious place to go, given the public and many lawmakers in both parties want to see something done, the tech industry source told Semafor.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of tell

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