unsealings
Acts of opening
Unsealings are acts of opening something that was sealed or closed off.
The word appears most often in legal and official contexts—the unsealing of court documents, indictments, or records previously kept confidential: The unsealings revealed years of hidden testimony.
It can also refer to physical acts of breaking seals on containers or packages.
Removing a bottle plug
- uncappingRemoving a lid
- unwrappingRemoving a covering
- unlockingReleasing a secured closure
- unfasteningOpening what was secured
unlatching · unzipping · unbinding · unclipping · unstrapping · unhooking · unbarring · unscrewing
Surprising facts made known
- exposésReports uncovering hidden truths
- declassificationsRemoval of secrecy status
- leaksUnwanted fluid escapes
- confessionsActs of revealing guilt
admissions · announcements · unveilings · broadcasts · whistleblowing · transparency · secrets · truths
State of being unprotected
- breachesBreaks or violations
- sterilityAbsence of microbes or fertility
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- packagingProtective product enclosure
tampering · oxidation · spoilage · freshness · preservation · vacuum · airtight · hermetic
Systematic unearthing of buried things
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- tombsChambers for the dead
- vaultsSecure storage rooms
- chambersEnclosed functional rooms
crypts · artifacts · relics · treasures · caches · time capsules · archives · manuscripts
uncorking
Removing a bottle plug
- uncappingRemoving a lid
- unwrappingRemoving a covering
- unlockingReleasing a secured closure
unfastening · unlatching · unzipping · unbinding · unclipping · unstrapping · unhooking · unbarring · unscrewing · unrolling
revelations
Surprising facts made known
- exposésReports uncovering hidden truths
- declassificationsRemoval of secrecy status
- leaksUnwanted fluid escapes
confessions · admissions · announcements · unveilings · broadcasts · whistleblowing · transparency · secrets · truths · classified
exposure
State of being unprotected
- breachesBreaks or violations
- sterilityAbsence of microbes or fertility
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
packaging · tampering · oxidation · spoilage · freshness · preservation · vacuum · airtight · hermetic · integrity
excavations
Systematic unearthing of buried things
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- tombsChambers for the dead
- vaultsSecure storage rooms
chambers · crypts · artifacts · relics · treasures · caches · time capsules · archives · manuscripts · scrolls
unsealingssealings
Acts of making airtight
closures · sealing · closings · fastenings · encasements
unsealingsconcealments
Acts of hiding something
cover-ups · hidings · suppressions · classifications · redactions