Definition of revealingnext
as in suggestive
clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood) the pundit's comments were particularly revealing and exposed some of his more distasteful prejudices

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revealing

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verb

present participle of reveal
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Recent Examples of revealing
Adjective
Following the ruling, Benson drowns her sorrows over cocktails with Sharpe, and, in a revealing, impeccably acted scene, airs out her grievances about her job. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 The freewheeling conversation generates some of the series’ most revealing takeaways. — John Kennedy, VIBE.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
Though revealing, his version of naked dressing was tantalizingly suggestive rather than explicitly bare. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for revealing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revealing
Adjective
  • The effect dissipates somewhat whenever Cahyono resorts to less suggestive, more blatantly surreal imagery.
    — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Though revealing, his version of naked dressing was tantalizingly suggestive rather than explicitly bare.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The drug was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in March, so the company isn't disclosing exact revenue figures.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
  • It’s led creatives to walk a tricky line between the wish to experiment with AI and the havoc disclosing its use can wreak.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • This holiday season will be the first true test of which brands are best at displaying their wares in ways that agents find irresistible.
    — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The panel offers deep blacks without producing the layering artifacts common when displaying darker hues.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • The preschoolers who had a tough time delaying gratification— who ate the first marshmallow—were less academically and socially skilled, eloquent, attentive, and not as good at managing frustration in adolescence.
    — Joan M. Cook, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Fittingly, this is a very American intersection of wealth and power, the exact kind of problem about which James Baldwin was always so eloquent and incisive.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The book covers an enormous chunk of British screen history (1896 to 2001), with each chapter uncovering and illuminating the careers of early Black screen pioneers.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI solved the million-dollar problem by uncovering a flaw in the equations.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Frieze London will mark his third fair this year after last showing at one in January 2020.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Al Hassan remembers showing a group of visitors TAMM’s feature for taking pictures and reporting potholes.
    — Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Shoes also embraced a more playful and expressive spirit, with jewels, bows, flowers, bold prints and vibrant colors.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • But animation is just so much more expressive, so much more information can be carried through color and line size and boldness and the kind of unreal physicality that nonetheless conveys real emotion.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Wang failed her first attempt to defend her dissertation and became envious of her colleague's success in discovering how to deliver RNA to human cells using bacteria, Gomelsky told The Associated Press.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The broader ecosystem is tasked with making that economically viable, at a time when consumers are discovering content differently than ever before, while also watching TV in more ways than ever before.
    — Travis Clark, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

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“Revealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revealing. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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