UNCOVER Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

uncover

verb

ən-ˈkə-vər

Definition of uncover

as in to reveal

to make known (as information previously kept secret) uncovered the location of the secret documents

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as in to expose

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

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Recent Examples of uncover Community science initiatives to collect bat genetic residues have helped research uncover the state's 29th species and understand bat behavior in different locales. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Sheriff investigators worked with Arkansas State Police to examine the child's injuries and uncovered evidence of severe abuse, the post said. — Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026 These supernovas were used as a kind of cosmological measuring stick to uncover a mysterious force called dark energy that was causing the universe to expand — a discovery that earned the Nobel Prize in 2011. — Joe Palca, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026 Flare uncovered a wider web of accounts traced back to Thomson, including a Steam account that featured a unique picture of a cartoon cat in a hoodie sitting in front of computer monitors. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uncover

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With Howe stepping down and Matthias Jaissle, the 38-year-old German, replacing him, and with plans finally revealed for a new £190m training ground, Newcastle have embraced the shock of the new.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Very little has been revealed about The Batman Part II‘s plot.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of reveal

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The Iran war exposed just how much the world relied on a narrow 20-mile-wide waterway.

— Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Unwilling to expose himself in this moment, Paul Baker juggles both of his competing personas, continuing the bro-y shouting but with a new panic in his voice and in Jack Innanen’s expressions.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of expose

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Expect to discover many novel flavors of Brazil—butiá, cajú, cumaru—worked into the menu in unique ways.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
Detectives believe 44-year-old Lacurtis Knight, from Tamarac, was hit Sunday by the car somewhere else, and then moved by someone to where his body was discovered, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

— David Goodhue August 28, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of discover

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Some of the rogue behavior, which culminated in the breach of the open-source software platform Hugging Face last month, has been disclosed or alluded to previously.

— Reuters, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026
Unlike that agreement, Circ’s announcement with Shenghong did not tie the purchases to a particular facility or disclose a contract term.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of disclose

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The referendum campaign has fueled debate about Iceland’s place in the world, Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir told reporters after casting her ballot in the capital on Saturday.

— Reuters, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
Indrika Ratwatte, the acting assistant secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, told the Security Council that the Kenscoff attack forced more than 2,600 people to flee their homes, many for the second or third time.

— Evens Sanon, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

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