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as in self-knowledge
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Recent Examples of self-revelation
Michèle comes across as a singular and powerful personality, with something of Akerman’s own trenchant intellect, assertive candor, and vulnerable self-revelation.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
We’re introduced to a contented and excited Clémence who seems in the wake of major self-revelation.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 May 2025
This is your invitation to realize how your self-disclosure leads to self-revelation.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 15 May 2025
Come for the scene-y details and celebrity gossip, stay for McNally’s genuine self-revelation.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 1 May 2025
This meta comment relates to several layers of the play, as Ren, a woman in her 60s, explores the possibilities of an unconventional relationship defined solely by self-revelation and untethered to personal history.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The parallels here are unsubtle, but Falconer’s delicate and impressively assured direction smoothes them into something honest, so that even the moments that might seem obvious to us roil with self-revelation.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025
Like Ito, Miller’s narrative finds a galvanizing energy in self-revelation.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
We’re introduced to a contented and excited Clémence who seems in the wake of major self-revelation.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 May 2025
This is your invitation to realize how your self-disclosure leads to self-revelation.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 15 May 2025
Come for the scene-y details and celebrity gossip, stay for McNally’s genuine self-revelation.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 1 May 2025
This meta comment relates to several layers of the play, as Ren, a woman in her 60s, explores the possibilities of an unconventional relationship defined solely by self-revelation and untethered to personal history.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The parallels here are unsubtle, but Falconer’s delicate and impressively assured direction smoothes them into something honest, so that even the moments that might seem obvious to us roil with self-revelation.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025
Like Ito, Miller’s narrative finds a galvanizing energy in self-revelation.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-revelation
- confession
- self-knowledge
- self-realization
- acknowledgment
- self-discovery
- self-accusation
- admission
- self-exploration
Noun
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Corry realized the game was up and blurted out her confession.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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In January 2010, a five-day hearing was held in the circuit court to hear testimony about Dassey's motion, much of which focused on evidence that his confession was coerced and that his trial counsel was ineffective.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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This makes self-knowledge not a luxury, but an essential career tool.—
Dave Winsborough,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Discovering one’s impulses and sources (artistic self-knowledge) is essential for answering these questions.—
Douglas Unger
August 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The prosecutor challenged a defense claim that Torres ended the abuse in an act of self-realization.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
29 Aug. 2025
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Per Britannica, Jung's psychoanalytic method focuses on integrating conscious and unconscious aspects of the psyche to achieve personal growth and self-realization.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Believe in yourself through the power of acknowledgement!—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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However, for the Rapa Nui, pharmaceutical companies that have directly profited from rapamycin have not yet made such an acknowledgment.—
Ted Powers,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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Intergenerational trauma is fast becoming the most over-trafficked theme of 21st-century indie cinema — second only to the journey of self-discovery.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Sep. 2025
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Through breathwork, sound healing, and guided self-discovery, clients unpack what their nervous system has stored, then learn to regulate and rewire.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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This element of self-accusation is what makes an apocalypse story distinctively modern.—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Five songs into her new album, Taylor Swift makes a bold admission.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The letter also called for the return of mandatory standardized testing in university admissions and for universities to report the anonymous scores and grades of accepted and rejected students.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In undergoing the complex journey of self-exploration, Panic!—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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This year has been a bit of self-exploration.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Self-revelation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-revelation. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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