Thesaurus
expose
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of EXPOSE
1
to reveal the true nature of <a well-researched article that exposes the UFO story as a hoax>
Phrases blow the whistle on
2
to make known (as information previously kept secret) <the documentary claims to expose how winners of beauty pageants are really picked>
Synonyms bare, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, let on (about), spill, tell, unbosom, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil
Related Words confide, share; debunk, show up; unclothe, undrape; advertise, announce, blaze, bring out, broadcast, declare, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, sound; betray, blab, give away, leak; inform, squeal, talk; communicate, impart, relate; acknowledge, admit, avow, concede, confess, own; disinter, rake up, smoke out, unearth
3
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs <the tight race for the championship exposed one team's mean streak>
Synonyms bespeak, betray, communicate, declare, demonstrate, display, evince, expose, give away, manifest, reveal
4
to present so as to invite notice or attention <I didn't want to expose my ignorance in front of the others, so I kept silent>
Synonyms display, disport, exhibit, expose, flash, flaunt, lay out, parade, produce, show off, sport, strut, unveil
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