divulge
Let it out
To divulge is to reveal information that was private, secret, or not widely known: She refused to divulge her sources.
The word carries a sense of disclosure—making known what was previously hidden or confidential.
You divulge secrets, details, or plans, usually to someone who wasn't supposed to know them.
Reveal hidden information
- revealMake something visible
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
- impartGive by communication
- sharePortion given out
tell · relay · convey · report · announce · declare · state · notify
Confess or grant entry
- acknowledgeConfirm receipt or truth
- confessAcknowledge wrongdoing openly
- unburdenRemove a weight from
- incriminateShow involvement in wrongdoing
self-incrimination · guilty · remorse · contrite · repent · atonement · culpability · testimony
Escape through a breach
- tip offSecretly inform beforehand
- let slipReveal unintentionally
- spillAccidental liquid release
- blabDivulge indiscreetly
tattle · snitch · squeal · let out · give away · breach · unauthorized · classified
Concealed information
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
- confidantTrusted keeper of secrets
- eavesdropListen to private conversations
scandal · clandestine · hush-hush · whisper · intrigue · mystery · private · sensitive
Reveal true identity
blow the whistle · expose · publicize · broadcast · disseminate · air · bring to light · lay bare
disclose
Reveal hidden information
- revealMake something visible
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
- impartGive by communication
share · tell · relay · convey · report · announce · declare · state · notify · brief
admit
Confess or grant entry
- acknowledgeConfirm receipt or truth
- confessAcknowledge wrongdoing openly
- unburdenRemove a weight from
incriminate · self-incrimination · guilty · remorse · contrite · repent · atonement · culpability · testimony · truth
leak
Escape through a breach
blab · tattle · snitch · squeal · let out · give away · breach · unauthorized · classified · confidential
secret
Concealed information
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
- confidantTrusted keeper of secrets
eavesdrop · scandal · clandestine · hush-hush · whisper · intrigue · mystery · private · sensitive · privileged
unmask
Reveal true identity
out · blow the whistle · expose · publicize · broadcast · disseminate · air · bring to light · lay bare · show up
- disclosurerevealing, disclosing, disclosure, disclose, reveal
- revealreveal, disclose, expose, unmask, unveil
- Open upconfess, reveal, share, disclose, admit
- communicationtelephone, conversation, inform, hand signal, messages
- speaking verbschat, chatter, gossip, jabber, blab
- let outemit, release, free, exhale, vent