TELL-ALL Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

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Definition of tell-all

as in intimate

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Noun

Davis has spoken extensively about his role in the case, including in interviews with Los Angeles police and the media, in a 2019 tell-all book and during several bragging interviews done to promote the publication. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 In Harry’s tell-all memoir Spare, the royal talked about how meaningful his relationship with Bonas really was. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 29 Aug. 2026 Earlier in the summer, Delevingne revealed that Minke was there for her amid her drug overdose while opening up about her sobriety journey on The Louis Theroux Podcast during a tell-all interview released on Monday, June 29. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 The rift widened in the wake of the couple’s explosive sit-down with Oprah Winfrey, their Netflix docuseries and Harry’s tell-all memoir. — Max Foster, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tell-all

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tell-all

Adjective

The brand held its fall 2024 show in Saint Moritz — one of executive chairman Remo Ruffini’s favorite ski resorts but which can hardly be characterized as intimate.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
For the less adventurous, a quick cruise to neighboring islands, some of which get washed away by high tide, is a must-do for intimate picnics, shelling, or special soirees.

— Joey Skladany, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of intimate

Noun

Winner of the Best Documentary prize at Cannes, filmmaker and actress Pegah Ahangarani turns her own family archive into a profoundly personal chronicle of Iran’s long struggle for freedom.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
Juan Angel, who went on to build a successful landscaping business, struggled with alcoholism, which Rivera chronicles in this narrative that does not shy away from the role addiction played in the life and death of his role model.

— Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of chronicle

Adjective

His colorful mermaid costume catches the eyes of Carmela’s gossipy friends, as well as negative attention from other boys.

— Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
But the gossipy tidbits almost pale next to the eye-opening shadiness of some of the business strategies.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of gossipy

Noun

The boomer’s reckoning Voeste grew up in Dortmund, the coal-and-steel city whose fate has long illustrated the dangers of clinging to an industrial past after its economics have changed.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Both companies boast century-old studios, beloved media brands and a recent past that has included several fraught mergers.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of past

Adjective

Gun homicides mostly affect South Africa’s poorest communities in townships and informal settlements made up of shacks and small homes on the edges of big cities.

— Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Gun homicides mostly affect South Africa's poorest communities in townships and informal settlements made up of shacks and small homes on the edges of many big cities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of informal

Noun

While going through Verity’s notes, Lowen finds a thumb drive that holds the author’s autobiography.

— Glamour, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2026
When sifting through Verity’s notes in her sleek home office, Lowen discovers a secret manuscript for a shocking autobiography (of sorts), in which Verity divulges perhaps the most sinister secret possible.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of autobiography

Noun

Scotto’s able to watch customers enjoy dishes rooted in his family’s history—including Grandma’s Potato Croquettes—while employees make money and a brand his family owns continues to grow.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Gray has a long history with the festival, having closed it with The Lost City of Z and marked its anniversary with a special screening of Armageddon Time.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of history

Noun

First Freud’s patient in the 1920s, in 1930 Bullitt also became his collaborator, co-writing a dubious psychobiography of Woodrow Wilson.

— Patrick Blanchfield, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2022
And so, duly catering to the market, the book is presented as a psychobiography of the author’s uncle, whose military academy class photo adorns the cover.

— Anne Diebel, The New York Review of Books, 8 Sep. 2020

Definition of psychobiography

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