exposes
Brings to light
Exposes is the verb expose in the present tense: to uncover, reveal, or make visible what was hidden or protected.
You expose skin to sunlight, expose a secret to the public, expose film to light.
The investigation exposes corruption at the highest levels.
To expose someone is to reveal damaging information about them.
Exposés (with the accent) are the noun form—investigative reports that expose wrongdoing.
Makes known publicly
- uncoversReveals something hidden
- disclosesMakes previously hidden information public
- unmasksReveals hidden identity
- showsPresents or broadcasts
displays · brings to light · lays bare · outs · demonstrates · manifests · exhibits · bares
Possibility of harm
- dangerExposure to harm
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- opennessQuality of being accessible
unprotected · defenselessness · jeopardizes · endangers · threatens · compromises · security flaw · liability
Insider who reports misconduct
- cover-upHiding wrongdoing from public
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- leakEscape through a breach
fraud · journalism · allegation · wrongdoing · misconduct · malpractice · deception · hypocrisy
Atmospheric state outdoors
- coldLow temperature state
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- sunEarth's primary star
- windAir current outdoors
rain · radiation · harsh conditions · outdoors · sunburn · frostbite · hypothermia · overexposure
Publicly criticizes harshly
- condemnsExpresses severe disapproval
- calls outPublicly criticizes or summons
- critiquesEvaluative analyses of work
- attacksAggressive hostile actions
challenges · confronts · questions · scrutinizes · accuses · implicates · fingers · names
Movie or coating
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- shutterHinged window covering
- sensorInput-detecting device
frame · overexpose · underexpose · ISO · darkroom · negative · developing · flash
unveils
Makes known publicly
- uncoversReveals something hidden
- disclosesMakes previously hidden information public
- unmasksReveals hidden identity
shows · displays · brings to light · lays bare · outs · demonstrates · manifests · exhibits · bares · betrays
risk
Possibility of harm
- dangerExposure to harm
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
- weaknessDeficiency in force
openness · unprotected · defenselessness · jeopardizes · endangers · threatens · compromises · security flaw · liability · soft spot
whistleblower
Insider who reports misconduct
- cover-upHiding wrongdoing from public
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- investigationFormal examination of facts
leak · fraud · journalism · allegation · wrongdoing · misconduct · malpractice · deception · hypocrisy · conspiracy
weather
Atmospheric state outdoors
wind · rain · radiation · harsh conditions · outdoors · sunburn · frostbite · hypothermia · overexposure · shelter
denounces
Publicly criticizes harshly
- condemnsExpresses severe disapproval
- calls outPublicly criticizes or summons
- critiquesEvaluative analyses of work
attacks · challenges · confronts · questions · scrutinizes · accuses · implicates · fingers · names · shames
film
Movie or coating
sensor · frame · overexpose · underexpose · ISO · darkroom · negative · developing · flash · shot
- press powermedia influence, media bias, watchdog role, agenda setting, gatekeeping
- press freedomfreedom of the press, press freedom, media freedom, press rights, editorial freedom
- tarnishesblemishes, blots, corrupts, defames, denigrates
- training verbstrains, teaches, tutors, instructs, coaches
- lays outarranges, organizes, displays, spreads, presents
- cult awarenesscults, deprogramming, brainwashing, mind control, coercive control
exposesconceals
Keeps from being seen
covers up · suppresses · buries · hushes up · whitewashes
- 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