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

letting on (about)

verb

present participle of let on (about)

as in disclosing

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

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Mubadala has become a direct investor in Luckin after a $1 billion joint investment with Centurium in early September, with neither side disclosing the respective stake size.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
In a statement last week responding to the lawsuit, Cornell said federal privacy law barred it from disclosing specific information on individual students.

— Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of disclosing

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Swift appears as the ghost of Farrell’s former wife, warning Johnson about her husband and revealing the dark truth behind his past.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2026
Tony Romo carved out new terrain at CBS Sports after revealing a knack for predicting game play — all but forcing CBS to re-sign the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback to a multi-season pact in 2020 valued at around $17 million a year.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of revealing

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In fact, Ferrer first worked as a jazz drummer before moving into visual arts after discovering Surrealist artists and writers during a 1954 trip to Paris.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Notably, the customer journey has become more fragmented — consumers are discovering brands via social, then browsing their websites, asking questions, receiving texts, making a purchase, then contacting service later.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of discovering

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The Salem witch trials of 1692 carved out an enduring and powerful niche in American history for this little town, and this intimate, kitschy museum does an excellent job telling the story.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of telling

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The excavation centers on Mieza, an ancient Macedonian city in northern Greece, where archaeologists have been uncovering a sprawling complex known as the Royal Gymnasium.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Reportedly, the investigation is focusing on uncovering original versions of emails, rather than those published by the DOJ in the United States.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2026

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