revealing

adjective

re·​veal·​ing ri-ˈvē-liŋ 

: 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 halter top

revealingly adverb

Synonyms

• eloquent
• expressive
• meaning
• meaningful
• pregnant
• revelatory
• significant
• suggestive

Examples of revealing in a Sentence

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Perhaps the most revealing aspect of Amazon’s announcement is its unusually direct acknowledgment that product discovery happens off-platform. —Kiri Masters, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025

There’s a revealing insight that pulls back the curtain on Hershey Felder’s ambitious point of view. —David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025

Conversations with 10 newcomers, including quarterbacks coach Josh McCown, paint a revealing picture. —Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025

Last week, The Chronicle of Higher Education hinted at this new survey data and here are the revealing full results. —Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1925, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing revealing

• self-revealing

Rhymes for revealing

• annealing
• appealing
• concealing
• congealing
• freewheeling
• repealing
• unfeeling
• ceiling
• dealing
• feeling
• healing
• heeling