TELL-ALL Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

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Definition of tell-all

as in intimate

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Noun

Set in sunny Palm Springs, the story follows a wealthy, politically conservative family whose Christmas is upended when their daughter returns home to reveal she’s written an explosive tell-all memoir. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 May 2026 Adams, convinced that the group was no longer believable, gave a tell-all interview to a reporter at Vanity Fair, calling Eternal Values a cult and exposing Mierers practice of charging members thousands of dollars for cheap gemstones and crystals. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 June 2026 The Bravo series' debut tell-all aired on Sunday, June 21 with a confession from Rulla Nehme Pontarelli about her appearance, months after revealing her plans to undergo plastic surgery back in March. — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo centers on reclusive, iconic Hollywood starlet Evelyn Hugo, who enlists unknown reporter Monique Grant to write her tell-all book, which will chronicle her life story and rise to fame during the golden age of Hollywood. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tell-all

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tell-all

Adjective

For a more intimate atmosphere and a bit more space, Potato Head Suites, just across the courtyard, is a better pick.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026
Sittenfeld deftly situates the problems of patriarchy and class politics within an intimate, decades-long love story—and what is more American than that potent mix?

— Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 1 July 2026

Definition of intimate

Noun

The 13-track record chronicles the lifespan of a relationship, from the exuberance of initial infatuation to the whiplash of begging for affection from a partner that was once so easily enamored.

— Chelsey Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
Plot synopsis House of the Dragon attempts to condense and dramatize the conflicting accounts presented in Fire & Blood—stitched together from testimonies and court chronicles—into a single authoritative narrative.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 June 2026

Definition of chronicle

Noun

Subscribe to the free Vintage Chicago Tribune newsletter, join our Chicagoland history Facebook group, stay current with Today in Chicago History and follow us on Instagram for more from Chicago’s past.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Some of the town’s earliest inhabitants are buried at the cemetery, giving a glimpse into the state’s colonial past.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026

Definition of past

Adjective

Authorities are also investigating the death of a Malawian man after he was allegedly killed by a mob at an informal settlement in the city of Pietermaritzburg, near Durban.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
It is joined by an adjoining family room and informal dining area.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 June 2026

Definition of informal

Noun

Moviegoers should be careful not to read too much autobiography into an actor’s creative choices, but Jolie makes such speculation tantalizing, adding additional layers of drama to her films.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
By the 1980s, swashbuckling CEOs like Lee Iacocca had taken the Market Maker to a global scale — a man confident enough to write his autobiography and simply call it Iacocca.

— Lewis Schiff, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of autobiography

Noun

The pages contained everything to know, all the history of the island and the church.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Anticipation for the milestone holiday has been building for much of the year, serving as an opportunity for Americans to reflect on their complicated history as onetime colonists of an empire who became a superpower of their own.

— Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 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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