revealing
Laying it bare
Revealing describes something that exposes what was hidden, unknown, or meant to stay private.
A revealing interview discloses information the subject might have preferred to keep secret.
Revealing clothing shows more of the body than typical dress would.
A revealing glance or remark inadvertently betrays someone's true feelings or intentions.
The word carries a slight suggestion that what's revealed wasn't meant to be seen.
Act of first revealing
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- admissionEntry or confession
- exposureState of being unprotected
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
divulgence · leak · testimony · acknowledgment · announcement · declaration · proclamation · discovery
Profound spiritual awakening
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- satoriSudden spiritual awakening
- illuminationProvision of light
transcendence · bodhi · gnosis · vision · prophecy · apocalypse · divine · mystical
Having penetrating discernment
- eye-openingSurprisingly informative or enlightening
- enlighteningProviding new understanding
- informativeProviding useful knowledge
- instructiveServing to teach
educational · clarifying · edifying · telling · indicative · significant · meaningful · suggestive
Allowing vision through
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
gauzy · filmy · pellucid · clear · glassy · ethereal · delicate · wispy
Booth for admitting sins
- candidHonest and direct
- personalRelating to one's self
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- vulnerableOpen to attack
soul-baring · heart-to-heart · innermost · secrets · sincere · emotional · autobiographical · unguarded
Exposing upper chest
- plungingDescending steeply and quickly
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
- skimpyInadequate in size or amount
- form-fittingClosely following body contours
provocative · risqué · décolletage · backless · slinky · tight · clingy · see-through
unveiling
Act of first revealing
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- admissionEntry or confession
- exposureState of being unprotected
uncovering · divulgence · leak · testimony · acknowledgment · announcement · declaration · proclamation · discovery · betrayal
enlightenment
Profound spiritual awakening
illumination · transcendence · bodhi · gnosis · vision · prophecy · apocalypse · divine · mystical · theophany
insightful
Having penetrating discernment
- eye-openingSurprisingly informative or enlightening
- enlighteningProviding new understanding
- informativeProviding useful knowledge
instructive · educational · clarifying · edifying · telling · indicative · significant · meaningful · suggestive · symptomatic
see-through
Allowing vision through
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
gossamer · gauzy · filmy · pellucid · clear · glassy · ethereal · delicate · wispy · chiffon
confessional
Booth for admitting sins
vulnerable · soul-baring · heart-to-heart · innermost · secrets · sincere · emotional · autobiographical · unguarded · honest
low-cut
Exposing upper chest
- plungingDescending steeply and quickly
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
- skimpyInadequate in size or amount
form-fitting · provocative · risqué · décolletage · backless · slinky · tight · clingy · see-through · suggestive
- visibility changesappearing, disappearing, fading, emerging, vanishing
- dressed statesdressed, undressed, clothed, unclothed, naked
- code-breaking verbsdecrypting, deciphering, cracking, unscrambling, solving
- undressingundressing, disrobing, stripping, taking off, getting undressed
- sexualizedsexualized, erotica, pornographic, explicit, provocative
- disclosuredisclosing, disclosure, disclose, divulge, uncovering
revealingconcealing
Keeping something secret
hiding · obscuring · uninformative · secretive · withholding
revealinginscrutable
Impossible to understand
impassive · poker-faced · unexpressive · stolid · deadpan
revealingmodest
Lacking in pretension
concealing · conservative · covering · demure · high-necked