revealed
Brought to light
Revealed is the past tense of reveal—to make known something previously hidden or secret.
Information gets revealed, truths are revealed, identities are revealed: The investigation revealed widespread corruption.
In religious contexts, revealed knowledge or truth comes from divine disclosure rather than human discovery: revealed religion.
The word often carries dramatic weight, suggesting something significant has come to light.
Revealed after concealment
- divulgedRevealed secret information
- confessedAdmitted wrongdoing openly
- admittedConfessed or granted entry
- acknowledgedAccepted as true
leaked · exposed · announced · declared · proclaimed · broadcasted · published · reported
Established as accurate
- verifiedConfirmed as accurate
- provenEstablished as fact
- substantiatedConfirmed with evidence
- establishedFormally set up
authenticated · validated · corroborated · demonstrated · brought out · made clear · come to light · unmasked
Made visible or known
- unearthedRetrieved from the ground
- foundDiscovered or established
- detectedNoticed or found
- discoveredFound something previously unknown
identified · recognized · excavated · disinterred · decoded · unraveled · brought to light · stumbled upon
Return to consciousness
- satoriSudden spiritual awakening
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
- illuminationProvision of light
epiphany · bodhi · gnosis · dharma · transcendence · vision · apocalypse · prophecy
unveiled
Revealed after concealment
- divulgedRevealed secret information
- confessedAdmitted wrongdoing openly
- admittedConfessed or granted entry
acknowledged · leaked · exposed · announced · declared · proclaimed · broadcasted · published · reported · communicated
confirmed
Established as accurate
- verifiedConfirmed as accurate
- provenEstablished as fact
- substantiatedConfirmed with evidence
established · authenticated · validated · corroborated · demonstrated · brought out · made clear · come to light · unmasked · debunked
uncovered
Made visible or known
discovered · identified · recognized · excavated · disinterred · decoded · unraveled · brought to light · stumbled upon · came across
awakening
Return to consciousness
- satoriSudden spiritual awakening
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
illumination · epiphany · bodhi · gnosis · dharma · transcendence · vision · apocalypse · prophecy · divine
bare
Lacking any covering
open · displayed · shown · unhidden · unconcealed · unwrapped · undraped · unshielded · uncloaked · bared
- tabloidsNational Enquirer, TMZ, Daily Mail, People, Globe
- exposésexposed, uncovered, disclosed, unearthed, surfaced
- opennessopen, openness, transparent, transparency, accessible
- Revelation phrasesaha, eureka, voila, ta-da, behold
- brought forwardexposed, unveiled, disclosed, displayed, shown
- visibilityvisibility, visible, invisible, hidden, hide
revealedconcealed
Made invisible deliberately
withheld · suppressed · hushed up · covered up · classified
revealeddisguised
Concealed true identity
masked · camouflaged · falsified · misrepresented · feigned
- gender revealCelebration disclosing fetus's sex
- face revealShowing previously hidden appearance
- dramatic revealSudden surprising disclosure
- shocking revealUnexpected disclosure of truth
- final revealClimactic moment of disclosure
- pregnancy revealDisclosing an expected child
reveal, revealing, reveals, unrevealed, revealable, unrevealable, nonrevealing