uncover

Meaning

1. To remove a cover from.
2. To reveal the identity of.
3. To show openly; to disclose; to reveal.
4. To remove one's hat or cap as a mark of respect.
5. To expose the genitalia.
6. To expose (lines of formation of troops) successively by the wheeling to right or left of the lines in front.

Synonyms

reveal

expose

open

disclose

bare

discover

unveil

strip

undress

detect

unmask

remove

unearth

dig up

find

🔍

denude

uncloak

show up

unlock

🔓

take off

undo

unfold

divulge

skin

find out

blow

shell

🐚

abstract

spot

clear

starve

steal

come up

disrobe

locate

tell

loosen

unclose

unclothe

betray

nick

open up

unwrap

deprive

bring to light

peel

bring out

reveal a secret

purloin

rout

rumble

unpack

unseal

uproot

deprive of

ferret out

find a way

lay bare

let on

tear open

throw open

unbonnet

undrape

make naked

unshroud

outline to expose

deprive … of

become

begin

bespeak

bewray

break

bring forth

catch

decode

decrypt

despoil

dig out

disclosure

disinter

draw

elicit

emit

exhibit

expound

exteriorize

give

give forth

inform

initiate

issue

lift

lift up

make known

muckrake

notice

observe

originate

out

point out

poke

publish

see

👀

send

shoot

skim

start

stir up

strip off

sweep

talk

🗣️

trip up

turn over

uncork

undeceive

unfasten

unhide

Translations

découvrir

descubrir

destapar

ontdekken

abdecken

enthüllen

révéler

déceler

dévoiler

aufdecken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌnˈkʌvɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: uncoveren

In summary

From Middle English uncoveren, equivalent to un- + cover.