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unveil

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of unveil

1 to make known (as information previously kept secret)

  • unveiled the techniques that the self-styled clairvoyant used to trick her clients
Synonyms of unveil

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

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 unveil

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

camouflage, disguise

gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash

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

cloak, conceal, cover (up), enshroud, hide, mask, shroud, veil

2 to present so as to invite notice or attention

  • unveiled the new sculpture before a gathering of dignitaries
Synonyms of unveil

display, disport, exhibit, expose, flash, flaunt, lay out, parade, produce, show, show off, sport, strut
Words Related to unveil

brandish, flourish, wave

advertise, air, announce, blaze, broadcast, herald, placard, post, proclaim, publicize, sound, trumpet

divulge, talk (about), tell (of)

bare, discover, reveal, uncloak, uncover, unmask
Near Antonyms of unveil

camouflage, disguise, mask

conceal, cover, curtain, enshroud, hide, obscure, occlude, occult, shroud, veil

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