unmasks
Shows true face
Unmasks means to remove a mask or disguise, revealing what lies beneath.
The word almost always appears figuratively: an investigation unmasks a fraud, a journalist unmasks corruption.
To unmask is to expose the true nature of something or someone who was hiding it.
Makes visible or known
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- impostorOne feigning another's identity
- charlatanFaker claiming false expertise
sham · con · fakery · forgery · swindle · deceit · quackery · pretense
Makes visible or known
- exposesMakes visible or known
- uncoversReveals something hidden
- unveilsMakes known publicly
- disclosesMakes previously hidden information public
proof · evidence · facts · authenticity · veracity · reality · confirmation · validation
Insider who reports misconduct
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- transparencyState of being see-through
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
leak · informant · cover-up · wrongdoing · misconduct · oversight · scrutiny · culpability
Identity-concealing alteration
- personaAssumed public identity
- alter egoA secondary persona
- incognitoWith identity concealed
- anonymityUnknown identity state
alias · pseudonym · costume · charade · facade · undercover · clandestine · impersonator
exposes
Makes visible or known
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- impostorOne feigning another's identity
charlatan · sham · con · fakery · forgery · swindle · deceit · quackery · pretense · duplicity
reveals
Makes visible or known
discloses · proof · evidence · facts · authenticity · veracity · reality · confirmation · validation · honesty
whistleblower
Insider who reports misconduct
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- transparencyState of being see-through
exposé · leak · informant · cover-up · wrongdoing · misconduct · oversight · scrutiny · culpability · complicity
disguise
Identity-concealing alteration
anonymity · alias · pseudonym · costume · charade · facade · undercover · clandestine · impersonator · double life
unmasksdeceives
Causes false belief
dissembles · misrepresents · feigns · pretends · masquerades