| Main Entry: | come out with |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disclose information |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, bring out, chime in, come clean, declare, deliver, divulge, lay open, own, own up, say, state, tell, throw out, utter |
Antonyms: |
hide, secret |
| Main Entry: | cut |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sever, chop with sharp instrument; incise |
Synonyms: |
amputate, behead, bisect, bite, carve, chine, chip, chisel, cleave, clip, crop, curtail, decussate, dice, dispatch, dissect, dissever, divide, facet, fell, flitch, gash, guillotine, hack, hash, hew, intersect, lacerate, lay open, level, lop, massacre, mince, mow, mow down, nick, notch, part, penetrate, perforate, pierce, prune, puncture, quarter, rabbet, raze, reap, rend, rip, rive, saber, saw, scarify, scissor, score, scythe, separate, shave, shear, sickle, skive, slash, slaughter, slay, slice, slit, sliver, snip |
| Main Entry: | dissect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cut up; take apart |
Synonyms: |
anatomize, break up, cut, dichotomize, disjoin, disjoint, dislimb, dismember, dissever, divide, exscind, exsect, lay open, operate, part, prosect, quarter, section, sever, slice, sunder |
Antonyms: |
connect, join, mend, sew |
| Main Entry: | endanger |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put in jeopardy |
Synonyms: |
be careless, chance, chance it, expose, hazard, imperil, lay on the line, lay open, leave defenseless, leave in the middle, make liable, menace, peril, play into one's hands, put at risk, put in danger, put on the spot, risk, stick one's neck out, subject to loss, threaten, venture |
Antonyms: |
aid, assist, comfort, help, save, take care |
| Main Entry: | expose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reveal |
Synonyms: |
advertise, air, bare, betray, brandish, bring to light, broadcast, crack, debunk, denude, dig up, disclose, display, disport, divulge, exhibit, feature, flash, flaunt, give away, lay bare, lay open, leak, let cat out of bag, let out, make known, manifest, open, open to view, parade, present, prove, publish, put on view, report, show, show off, smoke out, spill, streak, tip off, trot out, unclothe, uncover, unearth, unfold, unmask, unshroud, unveil |
Antonyms: |
conceal, cover, hide |
| Main Entry: | expose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | subject to danger |
Synonyms: |
endanger, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, lay open, leave open, make liable, make vulnerable, peril, put in harm's way, risk |
Antonyms: |
guard, protect, save, shield |
| Main Entry: | tell |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | communicate |
Synonyms: |
acquaint, advise, announce, apprise, authorize, bid, break the news, call upon, clue in, command, confess, declare, direct, disclose, divulge, enjoin, explain, express, fill in, give facts, give out, impart, inform, instruct, keep posted, lay open, leak, leave word, let in on, let know, let slip, level, make known, mention, notify, open up, order, proclaim, put before, recite, reel off, report, represent, require, reveal, say, speak, spit it out, state, summon, utter |
| Notes: | say, speak, and tell are near synonyms, but say is usually followed by a statement or words actually uttered |
Antonyms: |
listen |
| Main Entry: | uncover |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reveal, disclose |
Synonyms: |
bare, betray, break, bring to light, crack, denude, dig up, discover, display, divulge, expose, give away, hit upon, lay bare, lay open, leak, make known, open, open up, show, strike, strip, stumble on, subject, tap, tell, tip one's hand, unclothe, unearth, unmask, unveil, unwrap |
Antonyms: |
conceal, cover, hide, suppress |
| Main Entry: | unveil |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reveal |
Synonyms: |
bare, betray, bring to light, come out, disclose, discover, display, divulge, expose, give away, lay bare, lay open, let it all hang out, make known, make public, open, open up, show, spring, tell, tip one's hand, unbosom, uncover |
Antonyms: |
conceal, hide, veil |
| Main Entry: | venture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a chance |
Synonyms: |
advance, assay, attempt, bet, brave, challenge, chance, dare, dare say, defy, endanger, essay, experiment, expose, feel, front*, gamble, get down, go out on a limb, grope, have a fling at, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, lay open, make a stab at, make bold, operate, play for, play the market, presume, put in jeopardy, put up, risk, speculate, stake, stick one's neck out, take a crack at, take a flyer, take a plunge, try, try out, volunteer, wager |