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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for letting on (about)
  1. disclosing
  2. revealing
  3. discovering
  4. telling
  5. uncovering
Verb
  • Doing so would not require disclosing every detail of Hurts' private medical history.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • For now, the researchers aren’t disclosing the exact formulation.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of disclosing
Verb
  • Priced Out in America follows families trapped in the affordability crisis, revealing structural forces that have profoundly and permanently reshaped the US economy.
    — Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Turn the volume up and that pinhole dilates, revealing swirling galaxies of vocal harmonies, upright bass plucks, and cascading piano runs.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of revealing
Verb
  • Today is excellent for discovering the next clue rather than forcing yourself to produce the final answer.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of discovering and browsing websites themselves, customers could delegate those tasks to Muse.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of discovering
Verb
  • Using such guidelines as the standard is reasonable, which is exactly what makes his handling of them so telling.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
  • One invective accuses the directors of destroying the truth-telling potential of documentary.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of telling
Verb
  • The preacher was arrested in 2023 after police received a tip-off, and weeks later authorities began uncovering bodies in shallow graves in the Shakahola Forest near the coast in southeastern Kenya.
    — Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • That is followed by one focused on exploring conventional notions of beauty by uncovering the unexpected draw of unpleasant scents with Naïla Hamayed, Givaudan’s fragrance evaluator.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of uncovering
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“Letting on (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letting%20on%20%28about%29. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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