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uncloak

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of uncloak

1 to make known (as information previously kept secret)
  • uncloaked the latest plan for improvements to the state capitol
Synonyms of uncloak

bare, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, let on (about), reveal, spill, tell, unbosom, uncover, unmask, unveil
Words Related to uncloak

confide, share

debunk, show up

unclothe, undrape

advertise, announce, blaze, bring out, broadcast, declare, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, sound

betray, blab, give away, leak

inform, squeal, talk

communicate, impart, relate

acknowledge, admit, avow, concede, confess, own

disinter, rake up, smoke out, unearth
Phrases Synonymous with uncloak

bring to light, go public (with), let the cat out of the bag (about), spill the beans (about)
Near Antonyms of uncloak

camouflage, disguise

gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash

becloud, bedim, befog, cloud, darken, eclipse, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shade
Antonyms of uncloak

cloak, conceal, cover (up), enshroud, hide, mask, shroud, veil
2 to reveal the true nature of
  • investigative reporters uncloaked the real estate tycoon, revealing him to be nothing more than a slumlord
Synonyms of uncloak

debunk, expose, nail, show up, uncover, undress, unmask
Words Related to uncloak

demolish, discredit, disprove

disclose, divulge, tell, unveil
Phrases Synonymous with uncloak

blow the whistle on
Near Antonyms of uncloak

conceal, hide, secrete, veil
Antonyms of uncloak

camouflage, cloak, disguise, mask

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