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Revealing

/ɹəˈviːlɪŋ/

To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.

📖 Definitions of "Revealing"

verb

1
To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
2
To communicate that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction.

noun

adjective

1
Informative.
"a revealing analysis"
2
Of clothing: allowing more than is usual to be seen.
"Her shirt is rather revealing."

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
disclosurenoun	The act of revealing something.
informative	Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.
telltalenoun	An indicator, such as a warning light, that serves to warn of a hazard or problem.
tellingnoun	Revealing information; bearing significance.
disclosingnoun	An act of disclosure.
informatory	Providing or communicating information.
betrayingnoun	That betrays
revelationnoun	The act of revealing or disclosing.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
concealingnoun	Material, etc., that conceals something.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
informative	Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.
informatory	Providing or communicating information.
revelationnoun	The act of revealing or disclosing.
disclosurenoun	The act of revealing something.
tellingnoun	Revealing information; bearing significance.
telltalenoun	An indicator, such as a warning light, that serves to warn of a hazard or problem.
betrayingnoun	That betrays
disclosingnoun	An act of disclosure.
enlightening	Serving to enlighten.
detectingnoun	An act of detection.
illustrative	Demonstrative, exemplative, showing an example or demonstrating.
identifyingnoun	An act of identification.
suggestingnoun	suggestion
significantnoun	Having a noticeable or major effect.
indicativenoun	Serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something.
detectionnoun	The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.
instructivenoun	Conveying knowledge, information or instruction.
meaningful	Having meaning, significant.
revelatory	Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a revelation.
interesting	Arousing or holding the attention or interest of someone.