revealing
adjective
re·veal·ing
ri-ˈvē-liŋ 
: allowing a look at or an understanding of something inner or hidden
a revealing confession
also
: tending to expose more typically hidden parts of the body
a revealing top
revealingly
adverb
Examples of revealing in a Sentence
The book is a revealing account of being part of a gang.
Her comments about her childhood were revealing.
She wore a very revealing shirt.
That skirt is much too revealing.
Recent Examples on the Web
Roxana is particularly ill-served, a spicy Latina stereotype in ever more revealing clothing as the season goes on.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
While new limitations have since been placed on Grok’s capabilities on X, NBC News reported on January 9 that the AI model is still complying with requests on Grok’s stand-alone app and website to put nonconsenting individuals in more revealing clothing or sexualized contexts.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
For more than a week, users have prompted the official Grok reply chatbot to generate sexualized images of nonconsenting people, putting them in more revealing clothing such as swimsuits and underwear.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
That small but revealing moment essentially becomes the album’s thesis.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Revealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revealing. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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