revelatory

adjective

ˈre-və-lə-ˌtȯr-ē How to pronounce revelatory (audio)
Definition of revelatorynext
as in suggestive
clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood) ended his tall tale with a revelatory wink that indicated that it had all been an elaborate put-on

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Recent Examples of revelatory As a director, Fish has taken subversive, revelatory approaches to the theatrical canon and has adapted, for a taste, Don DeLillo and David Foster Wallace. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026 The original 80-minute doc, which was shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv and explores the killings of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, features revelatory interviews with 24 Israeli military intelligence officers and soldiers. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 Blubaugh is almost guaranteed to become the first, behind a revelatory rise rooted in routine and remaining measured. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Justin Lin finds the perfect combination of brains and brawn — and the addition of Johnson is nothing short of revelatory. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for revelatory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revelatory
  1. suggestive
  2. revealing
  3. eloquent
  4. meaningful
  5. expressive
  6. meaning
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
Definition of suggestive
Adjective
  • In less than two minutes during a standard postgame interview, Cooley offered a rare and revealing glimpse into the psychology behind peak athletic performance and how the best athletes in the world operate between the ears.
    — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The polling divide One of the most revealing findings in the new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll isn’t just who’s ahead in Georgia’s biggest races.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of revealing
Adjective
  • Baitz’s verbal gymnastics aren’t a good fit for Harris, who is at his most eloquent when his characters are at a loss for words.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • One fascination of this brave book—brave in its disclosures but more so in its demands, its spiritual rigor, and its ardent intellectualism—lies in watching the eloquent, intelligent sufferer steadily entrapping herself.
    — James Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of eloquent
Adjective
  • Public trust creates a separate pressure towards meaningful local commitment.
    — Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Shares of both drugmakers fell even though the full data, released later Thursday following the leak, appeared meaningful for patients and positive relative to Wall Street expectations.
    — Annika Kim Constantino,Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of meaningful
Adjective
  • Oftentimes, players’ ensembles take on an avant-garde and expressive quality, curated in collaboration with renowned designers and stylists.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But whereas the liberal shift in Egypt was especially pronounced in attitudes toward secular politics, in Turkey the largest shifts toward liberal views related to views of gender equality and expressive individualism.
    — Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of expressive
Adjective
  • From that point on, Kusama’s absorbing and fresh art, once charged by avant-garde energies, became more or less a meaning-free expression of market principles, an exercise in branding.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Yiaga’s degustation menu is distinctly Australian—meaning, inventive and collaborative.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Revelatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revelatory. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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