| English adjective: revealing | |||
| 1. | revealing disclosing unintentionally | ||
| Samples | A telling smile. A telltale panel of lights. A telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down. | ||
| Synonyms | telling, telltale | ||
| Similar | informative, informatory | ||
| Antonyms | uninformative | ||
| 2. | revealing showing or making known | ||
| Samples | Her dress was scanty and revealing. | ||
| Similar | indicative, indicatory, revelatory, significative, suggestive | ||
| Antonyms | concealing | ||
| English noun: revealing | |||
| 1. | revealing (communication) the speech act of making something evident | ||
| Synonyms | disclosure, revelation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | speech act | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | discovery, discovery, display, divulgement, divulgence, exposure, giveaway, informing, leak, news leak, ratting, singing, tattle, telling | ||