exposed
Out in open
Exposed means uncovered or unprotected—open to view, harm, or the elements.
An exposed wire lacks insulation.
An exposed hillside has no shelter from wind.
To feel exposed is to feel vulnerable, whether physically or emotionally: Standing at the podium, she felt completely exposed.
In photography, exposed film has been subjected to light.
A scandal exposes wrongdoing; the wrongdoer is then exposed.
Had coverings removed
- denudedStripped of natural covering
- uncoveredMade visible or known
- nakedWearing no garments
- uncladWithout any covering
undressed · unadorned · plain · stark · raw · peeled · shorn · bald
Made visible or known
- uncoveredMade visible or known
- leakedEscaped through opening
- divulgedRevealed secret information
- outedRevealed someone's hidden truth
unmasked · betrayed · confessed · admitted · declared · aired · publicized · blown
In open air
- open-airWithout roof or walls
- rooflessHaving no overhead covering
- elementsFundamental parts or substances
- unhousedLacking stable housing
homeless · outside · uncovered · shelterless · adrift · stranded · street · displaced
Without safeguard or shield
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- at-riskSubject to potential harm
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
threatened · unsafe · open · unguarded · unshielded · insecure · pregnable · assailable
Too much light captured
- underexposedInsufficient light recorded
- filmMovie or coating
- negativeOpposite of affirmative
- shotQuick liquor serving
frame · aperture · shutter · burned · washed-out · highlights · sensitivity · ISO
stripped
Had coverings removed
unclad · undressed · unadorned · plain · stark · raw · peeled · shorn · bald · unclothed
revealed
Made visible or known
outed · unmasked · betrayed · confessed · admitted · declared · aired · publicized · blown · tattled
outdoors
In open air
- open-airWithout roof or walls
- rooflessHaving no overhead covering
- elementsFundamental parts or substances
unhoused · homeless · outside · uncovered · shelterless · adrift · stranded · street · displaced · houseless
unprotected
Without safeguard or shield
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- at-riskSubject to potential harm
endangered · threatened · unsafe · open · unguarded · unshielded · insecure · pregnable · assailable · wide-open
overexposed
Too much light captured
- underexposedInsufficient light recorded
- filmMovie or coating
- negativeOpposite of affirmative
shot · frame · aperture · shutter · burned · washed-out · highlights · sensitivity · ISO · darkroom
windswept
Exposed to strong winds
- weather-beatenDamaged by outdoor exposure
- sunburnedSkin reddened by UV
- windblownDisplaced by gusts
blistered · chapped · frostbitten · parched · tanned · leathered · roughened · eroded · worn · bleached
- tabloidsNational Enquirer, TMZ, Daily Mail, People, Globe
- exposedbare, uncovered, revealed, visible, bared
- exposésrevealed, uncovered, disclosed, unearthed, surfaced
- opennessopen, openness, transparent, transparency, accessible
- unreadyunprepared, ill-prepared, ill-equipped, unready, not ready
- vulnerabilityvulnerability, vulnerable, defenselessness, defenseless, helplessness
exposedprotected
Kept from harm
shielded · guarded · safe · defended · safeguarded
exposedsecret
Concealed information
concealed · hidden · undisclosed · classified · private
- exposure timeDuration light hits sensor
- exposed skin
- sun exposureLight from sky reaching skin
- double exposureTwo photographs on one frame
- indecent exposureUnlawful public nudity
- exposure settingsCamera light parameters
expose, exposure, exposition, exposing, exposes, exposé, exposures, expos, exposer