| 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: | admit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confess, acknowledge |
Synonyms: |
accept, accord, acquiesce, adopt, affirm, agree, allow, approve, avow, bare, bring to light, communicate, concede, concur, confide, confirm, consent, cop a plea, credit, declare, disclose, divulge, enumerate, expose, go into details, grant, indicate, let, let on, make known, narrate, number, open up, own, own up, permit, proclaim, profess, recite, recognize, relate, reveal, spill*, subscribe to, talk, tell, tolerate, uncover, unveil, yield |
| Notes: | with admit, the acknowledgment of something being true applies to one's own sphere of conduct, whereas with concede the acknowledgment applies to another's; admit implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede and refers usually to facts rather than their implications |
Antonyms: |
confute, deny, dispute, dissent, gainsay, refuse |
| Main Entry: | bare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reveal |
Synonyms: |
disclose, divulge, exhibit, expose, publish, show, uncover, unroll, unveil |
Antonyms: |
cloak, hide, secret |
| Main Entry: | disclose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reveal, make public |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, admit, avow, bare, betray, blab, bring to light, broadcast, come out of the closet, communicate, confess, discover, display, divulge, exhibit, expose, give away, impart, lay bare, leak, let slip, make known, mouth*, open, own, publish, relate, reveal, show, snitch, spill, spill the beans, squeal, tell, uncover, unfurl, unveil, utter |
Antonyms: |
conceal, hide, secrete, withhold |
| Main Entry: | display |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | show for public viewing, effect |
Synonyms: |
advertise, arrange, bare, betray, boast, brandish, bring to view, demonstrate, disclose, emblazon, evidence, evince, exhibit, expand, expose, extend, feature, flash, flaunt, flourish, glaze, grandstand, illustrate, impart, lay bare, lay out, make clear, make known, manifest, model, open, open out, parade, perform, present, promote, promulgate, publish, represent, reveal, set out, show off, showcase, sport, spread out, stretch out, trot out, uncover, unfold, unfurl, unmask, unroll, unveil, vamp |
Antonyms: |
conceal, cover, hide, secrete, withhold |
| 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: | introduce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin, institute |
Synonyms: |
admit, bring forward, bring in, commence, enter, establish, found, inaugurate, induct, initiate, innovate, install, invent, kick off, launch, organize, pioneer, plan, preface, present, set up, start, unveil, usher in |
Antonyms: |
close, end, finish |
| Main Entry: | let on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | acknowledge, admit |
Synonyms: |
allow, avow, betray, concede, confess, disclose, divulge, give away, grant, hint, imply, indicate, let out, make known, mouth*, own, own up, reveal, say, spill*, suggest, tell, uncover, unveil |
Antonyms: |
deny, disacknowledge |
| Main Entry: | reveal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | show, uncover |
Synonyms: |
bare, disclose, display, exhibit, expose, flash, lay bare, manifest, open, unclothe, unearth, unmask, unveil |
Antonyms: |
cover, hide |
| Main Entry: | show |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | actively exhibit something |
Synonyms: |
afford, air, arrive, attend, bare, blazon, brandish, deal in, demonstrate, display, disport, exhibit, expose, flash, flaunt, flourish, lay bare, lay out, mount, offer, parade, present, produce, proffer, put on, reveal, sell, set out, show off, showcase, sport, spread, stage, streak, submit, supply, trot out, unfold, unfurl, unveil, vaunt, wave |
Antonyms: |
conceal, hide |