unveilings
Ceremonial first showings
Unveilings are ceremonies or moments when something is revealed for the first time, typically by removing a covering.
The word applies to statues, monuments, plaques, and portraits: The unveiling of the memorial drew hundreds of mourners.
It extends to product launches and announcements: Apple's unveilings generate enormous media attention.
An unveiling can also be figurative—the disclosure of secrets, plans, or truths previously hidden.
Ceremonial opening event
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
monument · memorial · dignitary · curtain · podium · audience · applause · official
Set into motion
- revealMake something visible
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- premiereFirst public performance
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
demonstration · keynote · prototype · debut · presentation · press · media · conference
Paved path for planes
- collectionGathered set of items
- designerOne who plans appearances
- coutureCustom high-fashion design
- debutFirst public appearance
showing · presentation · lookbook · models · garments · season · preview · exclusive
Public display of items
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- openingGap or start
- collectionGathered set of items
- retrospectiveReviewing what came before
masterpiece · canvas · sculpture · installation · curator · artist · reception · showing
Surprising disclosed truth
- exposureState of being unprotected
- discoveryAct of finding something
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
- unmaskingRevealing what's hidden
truth · secrets · hidden · concealed · investigation · journalism · whistleblower · scandal
ribbon-cutting
Ceremonial opening event
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
statue · monument · memorial · dignitary · curtain · podium · audience · applause · official · inauguration
launch
Set into motion
- revealMake something visible
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- premiereFirst public performance
showcase · demonstration · keynote · prototype · debut · presentation · press · media · conference · exclusive
runway
Paved path for planes
- collectionGathered set of items
- designerOne who plans appearances
- coutureCustom high-fashion design
debut · showing · presentation · lookbook · models · garments · season · preview · exclusive · atelier
exhibition
Public display of items
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- openingGap or start
- collectionGathered set of items
retrospective · masterpiece · canvas · sculpture · installation · curator · artist · reception · showing · display
revelation
Surprising disclosed truth
- exposureState of being unprotected
- discoveryAct of finding something
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
unmasking · truth · secrets · hidden · concealed · investigation · journalism · whistleblower · scandal · findings
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
- auto showsauto shows, concept cars, debuts, world premieres, exhibits
- innovationinnovation, invention, innovative, innovate, breakthrough
- publicitypublicity, PR, press conference, publicist, press release
- royal dutiesroyal tours, royal engagements, state visits, public appearances, audiences
- tech exposE3, tech fair, exhibitors, booths, expo
unveilingsconcealments
Acts of hiding something
cover-ups · hidings · veilings · suppressions · concealing
unveilingsclosures
Acts of sealing shut
closings · shutdowns · retirements · withdrawals · decommissionings
unveilingscoverings
Things that enclose surfaces
wrappings · draping · blanketing · protections · encasements
- grand unveiling
- unveiling ceremonyFormal event revealing something new
- statue unveilingFormal sculpture reveal event
- historic unveilingConsequential first showing
- car unveilingFirst public showing