revealing

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adjective

re·​veal·​ing ri-ˈvē-liŋ How to pronounce revealing (audio)
Synonyms of revealingnext
: allowing a look at or an understanding of something inner or hidden
a revealing confession
also : tending to expose more typically hidden parts of the body
a revealing top
revealingly adverb

revealing

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present participle of reveal entry 1

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Examples of revealing in a Sentence

Adjective The book is a revealing account of being part of a gang. Her comments about her childhood were revealing. She wore a very revealing shirt. That skirt is much too revealing.
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Three questions are worth putting to an HR lead directly, because the answers are more revealing than the brochure. — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Perhaps most revealing among the disclosures, however, is that Shein spends considerably more on moving and selling products than on making them. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026 He’ll be featured in a haunted house and with a revealing backstory during the Universal Studios event, which launches Friday. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 Children Are Purposefully Engaged The most revealing part of a school tour is not what the campus looks like. — Jose Bolaños, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for revealing

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1925, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of revealing was circa 1925

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“Revealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revealing. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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