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adjective

ri-ˈvē-liŋ How to pronounce revealing (audio)
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
1
as in disclosing
to make known (as information previously kept secret) at the end of the book, the detective reveals the identity of the mysterious stranger

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2
as in displaying
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs a habitual smirk that reveals his contempt for other people

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Recent Examples of revealing
Adjective
Yet one of the most revealing witnesses to Hall's character is Hall himself. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026 The letters to Hamilton are among the most revealing parts of the archive. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 2 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
  1. suggestive
  2. disclosing
  3. displaying
  4. eloquent
  5. uncovering
  6. showing
  7. expressive
  8. discovering
Adjective
  • At the time, fans were quick to point out that the majority of the crew members seen in the clip were men, while Sweeney was sitting in a suggestive pose.
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Messages in 2024 between Johnson and Duffey revealed the two men used suggestive language.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of suggestive
Verb
  • Another manager was found to work from both Alabama and Tennessee without disclosing that information to the Controller’s Office, according to the audit report.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The show starts in the year 1985, when Henki Hauge Karlsen, a 28-year-old gay bartender, is fired after disclosing that he is infected with HIV.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of disclosing
Verb
  • In both instances, the ad from Never Going Back PAC, a group tied to Trump’s political operation, shows Lizer’s photo on screen while displaying Nez’s name.
    — Dan Merica, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The latest frontier model, with apparent human-level faculties, had gone rogue – displaying dangerous, even devious online behaviors.
    — Michael Serazio, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of displaying
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
Definition of eloquent
Verb
  • That year, the winner was Dutch physical chemist Jacobus Henricus van’t Hoff for his work uncovering how chemicals interact with each other in solutions.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026
  • This format travels across the country uncovering uplifting, emotional and often surprising stories of pets, their owners and the veterinary professionals dedicated to their care.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of uncovering
Verb
  • At least start by showing a constant charge level that slowly fills up the strip.
    — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Videos have circulated for years showing classrooms with too few desks or chairs, or students finding their classes cancelled when an absent teacher is not replaced.
    — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of showing
Adjective
  • For Lauper, nothing was off-limits for expressive modification, including her mane of colorful hair and artfully experimental makeup.
    — Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Hathaway is arch and expressive, doing subtle things with her eyes and voice that no one else can.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of expressive
Verb
  • There’s a lot more competition now, especially with the celebrity beauty brands and the indie or niche brands that are blowing up on TikTok, which is a super popular platform for discovering new beauty products.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Lu began searching about a year before filming, eventually discovering Wang, a boy of Taiwanese and Italian heritage, through a social media account run by his mother.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of discovering

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