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unveiling

verb , present participle of unveil

Synonyms and Antonyms of unveiling

1 to make known (as information previously kept secret)
  • unveiled the techniques that the self-styled clairvoyant used to trick her clients
Synonyms of unveiling

baring, disclosing, discovering, divulging, exposing, letting on (about), revealing, spilling, telling, unbosoming, uncloaking, uncovering, unmasking
Words Related to unveiling

confiding, sharing

debunking, showing up

unclothing, undraping

advertising, announcing, blazing, bringing out, broadcasting, declaring, placarding, posting, proclaiming, promulgating, publicizing, publishing, sounding

betraying, blabbing, giving away, leaking

informing, squealing, talking

communicating, imparting, relating

acknowledging, admitting, avowing, conceding, confessing, owning

disinterring, raking up, smoking out, unearthing
Phrases Synonymous with unveiling

bringing to light, going public (with), letting the cat out of the bag (about), spilling the beans (about)
Near Antonyms of unveiling

camouflaging, disguising

gilding, glossing (over), varnishing, whitewashing

beclouding, bedimming, befogging, clouding, darkening, eclipsing, obscuring, overcasting, overshadowing, shading
Antonyms of unveiling

cloaking, concealing, covering (up), enshrouding, hiding, masking, shrouding, veiling
2 to present so as to invite notice or attention
  • unveiled the new sculpture before a gathering of dignitaries
Synonyms of unveiling

displaying, disporting, exhibiting, exposing, flashing, flaunting, laying out, parading, producing, showing, showing off, sporting, strutting
Words Related to unveiling

brandishing, flourishing, waving

advertising, airing, announcing, blazing, broadcasting, heralding, placarding, posting, proclaiming, publicizing, sounding, trumpeting

divulging, talking (about), telling (of)

baring, discovering, revealing, uncloaking, uncovering, unmasking
Near Antonyms of unveiling

camouflaging, disguising, masking

concealing, covering, curtaining, enshrouding, hiding, obscuring, occluding, occulting, shrouding, veiling

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