SELF-REVELATION Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

self-revelation

noun

Definition of self-revelation

as in confession

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as in self-knowledge

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Recent Examples of self-revelation Her most captivating scene is an unexpected moment of self-revelation that’s best kept under wraps. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026 Having said this, there are also subtler ways than hitchhiking to experience self-revelation when traveling. — Robert Klose, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Feb. 2026 Later in her speech, Paulson noted a self-revelation about Roberts, 58. — Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025 Michèle comes across as a singular and powerful personality, with something of Akerman’s own trenchant intellect, assertive candor, and vulnerable self-revelation. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-revelation

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Noun

De Mello’s confession came just days before Lizzie’s trial began on June 5, 1893, raising questions about whether his arrest influenced the jury.

— Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
The book stresses the importance of the sacraments and other orthodoxy, such as oral confession to a priest and the transubstantiation of Christ’s body and blood when taking communion.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of confession

Noun

The core message emphasized deep self-knowledge and defining one's purpose as a career compass.

— Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Now the director trades free-floating dread for political intrigue in ‘The Samurai and the Prisoner,’ a feudal-era murder mystery about power, responsibility and self-knowledge.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of self-knowledge

Noun

The decision establishing the fund is very clear that contributions are voluntary and the act of contributing should not be interpreted as an acknowledgment of liability.

— Tarun Gopalakrishnan, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Hernández concluded the bit with a special acknowledgement directed at Matthew McConaughey.

— Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of acknowledgment

Noun

Stories based in this more complex reality of access are not always heroes’ journeys, marked with clear protagonists and moments of self-realization.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
The result is a strikingly original and surprisingly moving tale of self-realization.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026

Definition of self-realization

Noun

The degree will become ever more a goal and less a process of self-discovery.

— Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
Istituto Marangoni Shanghai has used its 2026 graduate show to not only explore self-discovery, but road-test the future of experimental retail.

— Denni Hu, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of self-discovery

Noun

Those admissions would not, by themselves, invalidate the verdict.

— Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Shortly after Muniz’s post, Price posted an Instagram story with a message that some followers speculated may be a response to the actor’s admission.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of admission

Noun

That spirit was palpable in Demna’s debut show at Gucci, where self-concept and self-actualization seemed to come alive in a way that almost laughed at itself.

— Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
The adaptation stars Ella Bruccoleri as the eponymous Mary, who goes on a voyage of self-actualization in London.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of self-actualization

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