unsealing
Removing the closure
Unsealing is the act of opening something that was sealed—breaking a wax seal, removing tape, or otherwise undoing a closure meant to keep contents secure or private.
Court records may undergo unsealing when confidentiality is no longer required: The judge ordered the unsealing of the documents.
The word implies that what was protected or hidden is now being revealed.
To let go
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- escapeFlight from captivity
- unleashingSetting free forcefully
- unbindingAct of freeing
unlocking · unfettering · deliverance · unchaining · emancipation · unshackling · emergence · breakthrough
Folded paper enclosure
- letterWritten symbol or message
- packageWrapped item for delivery
- containerThing for storing items
- jarWide-mouthed storage vessel
bottle · uncorking · lid · cap · wax · tape · adhesive · crate
Something hard to fathom
- clueSolving aid
- secretConcealed information
- cipherHidden writing system
- codeSymbolic communication system
hidden · cryptic · arcane · occult · revelation · forbidden · ancient · cursed
Underground chamber for remains
- sarcophagusCarved stone burial container
- cryptSubterranean burial vault
- excavationAct of unearthing
- artifactHuman-made historical object
treasure · archaeology · scroll · papyrus · inscription · relic · fossil · unearthing
Surprising disclosed truth
- exposureState of being unprotected
- revealingMaking known what's hidden
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
- divulgenceAct of making known
leak · transparency · classified · confidential · redaction · whistleblower · documents · evidence
release
To let go
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- escapeFlight from captivity
- unleashingSetting free forcefully
unbinding · unlocking · unfettering · deliverance · unchaining · emancipation · unshackling · emergence · breakthrough
envelope
Folded paper enclosure
jar · bottle · uncorking · lid · cap · wax · tape · adhesive · crate · carton
enigma
Something hard to fathom
code · hidden · cryptic · arcane · occult · revelation · forbidden · ancient · cursed · prophecy
tomb
Underground chamber for remains
- sarcophagusCarved stone burial container
- cryptSubterranean burial vault
- excavationAct of unearthing
artifact · treasure · archaeology · scroll · papyrus · inscription · relic · fossil · unearthing · vault
revelation
Surprising disclosed truth
- exposureState of being unprotected
- revealingMaking known what's hidden
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
divulgence · leak · transparency · classified · confidential · redaction · whistleblower · documents · evidence · testimony