Synonyms of uncovering

uncovering 1 of 2

noun

as in disclosure

Related Words

• disclosure
• revelation
• unveiling
• exposure
• awareness
• finding
• discovery
• detection
• unearthing
• creation
• exploration
• notice
• espial
• spotting
• invention
• rediscovery

Dissimilar Words

• loss
• disappearance
• hiding
• concealment

uncovering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of uncover

1

as in revealing

to make known (as information previously kept secret)

uncovered the location of the secret documents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revealing
• discovering
• disclosing
• telling
• exposing
• sharing
• announcing
• divulging
• spilling
• unmasking
• unveiling
• baring
• leaking
• bringing to light
• going public (with)
• confiding
• letting on (about)
• publishing
• unbosoming
• uncloaking
• unearthing
• spilling the beans (about)
• proclaiming
• posting
• informing
• acknowledging
• relating
• promulgating
• letting the cat out of the bag (about)
• debunking
• confessing
• publicizing
• declaring
• betraying
• advertising
• imparting
• broadcasting
• communicating
• talking
• owning
• admitting
• bringing out
• blazing
• blabbing
• showing up
• disinterring
• unclothing
• undraping
• giving away
• sounding
• conceding
• placarding
• squealing
• avowing
• raking up
• smoking out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• concealing
• hiding
• covering (up)
• masking
• shrouding
• enshrouding
• disguising
• cloaking
• veiling
• camouflaging
• whitewashing
• obscuring
• varnishing
• glossing (over)
• shading
• overshadowing
• eclipsing
• gilding
• darkening
• clouding
• beclouding
• overcasting
• befogging
• bedimming

2

as in exposing

to reveal the true nature of

a magazine article that purports to uncover the inner operations of what many regard as a religious cult

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exposing
• unmasking
• disclosing
• debunking
• undressing
• demolishing
• telling
• discrediting
• showing up
• nailing
• disproving
• uncloaking
• blowing the whistle on
• divulging
• unveiling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masking
• disguising
• hiding
• concealing
• camouflaging
• secreting
• cloaking
• veiling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of uncovering

Noun

There’s the uncovering of personality and sense of drama, change, and momentum. — Sheila Heti, The New York Review of Books, 21 July 2026

The city was hit by a massive snowstorm that paralyzed its streets along with the uncovering of a $30 million to $40 million structural budget gap. — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026

Over the next several months, Julia helped Marie and Katas in their uncovering of Bateman's crimes, helping to share firsthand accounts of what was going on when cameras weren't rolling. — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026

Amy Ryan stars as Mari Gilbert, the real-life mother who pressured investigators to find her missing daughter, leading to the uncovering of several murders by the Long Island serial killer. — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026

That means the Oversight probe, even as it is decried by Democrats for being insufficient, is perhaps the best shot Congress has of uncovering — and revealing — new information in the Epstein matter. — Emily Brooks, The Hill, 8 Sep. 2025

Why isn’t The New York Times covering — or, more to the point, uncovering — the Jeffrey Epstein story? — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025

There’s an uncovering of layers. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025

As a highly advanced civilization, this recent uncovering made possible by LiDAR technology will only enhance and deepen archaeologists’ understanding of this Peruvian society and its legacy. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2025

Verb

Television crime dramas have done their part, too, often portraying the device as an oracle for uncovering the truth when conventional methods fail. — Brian O'Neill, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

When Kylie falls in love and is put in danger while uncovering her family history in England, Sally, Gillian, and their aunts must finally tell the girls the truth and come together to save her. — Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026

Europe’s summer wildfires are igniting and uncovering rusted bombs and mines from WWI and WWII, turning old battlefields into hazardous zones for firefighters and nearby communities. — Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

But uncovering the identity of the decades-old body would not be quick work. — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

At the same time, the film tells a true story that powerfully illustrates how indispensable investigative journalism is in uncovering historical crimes. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

The lake's receding waters are also uncovering ghost towns flooded when the Hoover Dam was built, along with prehistoric salt mines. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

The South African Reserve Bank blocked funds belonging to Kastelo in late 2025 after uncovering transfers that allegedly sidestepped local capital regulations, Business Day reported. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2026

The one-hour psychological horror thriller follows Rose (Balfe), a relentless documentary filmmaker and recently divorced mother, brilliant at uncovering others’ truths but struggling to resolve her own. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026