unseal
Remove the closure
To unseal is to break or remove a seal, opening what was closed or secured: She unsealed the envelope.
The word extends to making accessible what was hidden or protected: The court unsealed the documents after fifty years.
Figuratively, lips or mouths unseal when someone breaks silence: His confession unsealed her lips.
To let go
- freeWithout payment or restriction
- unlockOpen a secured closure
- unbindTo release from bonds
- unshackleRemove bonds from
unfetter · loose · unleash · breach · rupture · crack · pry · force
Folded paper enclosure
- waxPliable waterproof substance
- letterWritten symbol or message
- packageWrapped item for delivery
- containerThing for storing items
jar · bottle · lid · cap · cork · tape · adhesive · tamper-evident
Reveal what's hidden
- discloseReveal hidden information
- divulgeReveal private information
- exposeMake known publicly
- unveilReveal something hidden
unmask · discover · unearth · release · publish · leak · betray · confide
Formal written records
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- declassifyRemove secrecy designation
- dossierFile of personal information
files · records · redacted · clearance · restricted · top-secret · archives · intelligence
release
To let go
unshackle · unfetter · loose · unleash · breach · rupture · crack · pry · force · tamper
envelope
Folded paper enclosure
container · jar · bottle · lid · cap · cork · tape · adhesive · tamper-evident · flap
uncover
Reveal what's hidden
unveil · unmask · discover · unearth · release · publish · leak · betray · confide · spill
documents
Formal written records
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- declassifyRemove secrecy designation
dossier · files · records · redacted · clearance · restricted · top-secret · archives · intelligence · memo
tomb
Underground chamber for remains
- sarcophagusCarved stone burial container
- cryptSubterranean burial vault
- vaultSecure storage chamber
chamber · burial · excavation · artifact · treasure · relic · mummy · pharaoh · catacomb · sepulcher