flushed out
Forced into open
Flushed out means driven from concealment into the open.
Hunters flush out game birds from underbrush; investigators flush out hidden information or suspects: The audit flushed out several accounting irregularities.
The phrase implies revealing what was deliberately hidden or hard to find.
Sometimes confused with "fleshed out," which means to add detail or substance.
Made larger or wider
- elaboratedDeveloped in greater detail
- filled inSupplied missing information
- detailedFull of specifics
- developedGrew or advanced
enriched · substantiated · completed · realized · refined · polished · enhanced · augmented
Found not guilty
- emptiedRemoved all contents from
- drainedEmptied of resources
- purgedRemoved thoroughly, often forcibly
- expelledOfficially removed or banished
evacuated · voided · cleansed · purified · decontaminated · detoxified · irrigated · sluiced
Made visible or known
- exposedOut in open
- brought to lightRevealed something previously concealed
- discoveredFound something previously unknown
- unearthedRetrieved from the ground
detected · surfaced · tracked down · unmasked · laid bare · dug up · turned up
expanded
Made larger or wider
- elaboratedDeveloped in greater detail
- filled inSupplied missing information
- detailedFull of specifics
developed · enriched · substantiated · completed · realized · refined · polished · enhanced · augmented · materialized
cleared
Found not guilty
expelled · evacuated · voided · cleansed · purified · decontaminated · detoxified · irrigated · sluiced · scoured
uncovered
Made visible or known
- exposedOut in open
- brought to lightRevealed something previously concealed
- discoveredFound something previously unknown
unearthed · detected · surfaced · tracked down · unmasked · laid bare · dug up · turned up
driven
Intensely determined to achieve
- routedOverwhelmingly defeated
- dislodgedMoved from fixed position
- expelledOfficially removed or banished
startled · spooked · bolted · scattered · dispersed · hunted · pursued · cornered · ambushed · quarry
flushed outhidden
Kept out of sight
concealed · covered up · in hiding · secreted · camouflaged
flushed outsketchy
Incomplete or suspicious
undeveloped · bare-bones · skeletal · incomplete · rough
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