| noun | the speech act of making something evident |
| verb | make visible “Summer brings out bright clothes” |
| verb | make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret “The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold” |
| verb | disclose directly or through prophets “God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind” |
| adjective | disclosing unintentionally “a telling smile” |
| adjective | showing or making known “her dress was scanty and revealing” |
| disclose | verb | make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret |
| reveal | verb | make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret |
| disclosure | noun | the speech act of making something evident |
| revelation | noun | an enlightening or astonishing disclosure |
| revealing | noun | the speech act of making something evident |
| discovery | noun | something that is discovered |
| exposure | noun | the disclosure of something secret |
| expose | noun | the exposure of an impostor or a fraud |
| divulgement | noun | the act of disclosing something that was secret or private |
| divulgence | noun | the act of disclosing something that was secret or private |
| giveaway | noun | an unintentional disclosure |
| revelatory | adjective | prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom |
| Revelation | noun | the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle |
| telling | noun | disclosing information or giving evidence about another |
| telltale | noun | someone who gossips indiscreetly |