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Synonyms for revealing

Most common

telling tell-tale

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Telling

telling, tell-tale

Noun

1. Revelation

revelation, disclosure

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Informative; providing new information.

  2. n. 1

    An act of revealing; the process of revealing; something revealed.

    It became clear that we were witnessing a great revealing of secrets.

Related words

Word family
revealingness

Forms

Plural
revealings → revelations, disclosures, uncoverings, unveilings…

Example sentences

  • telling There is no telling who will be sent in his place.
  • informative Yanni watched a very informative video about COVID-19.
  • revelatory He's been having revelatory dreams.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
revealingrising
tellingrising
informativesteady
revelatoryrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
scanty2
7 letters
telling2
9 letters
unveiling3
10 letters
revelation4, disclosure3, apocalypse4, uncovering4, revelatory5
11 letters
informative4, apocalyptic5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (scanty2 = 2 syllables).

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