EXPOSE Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

Q: How is the word 'expose' different from other verbs like it?

Some common synonyms of expose are display , exhibit , flaunt , parade , and show . While all these words mean "to present so as to invite notice or attention," expose suggests bringing forth from concealment and displaying. // sought to expose the hypocrisy of the town fathers

Q: When can 'display' be used instead of 'expose'?

While the synonyms display and expose are close in meaning, display emphasizes putting in a position where others may see to advantage. // display sale items

Q: In what contexts can 'exhibit' take the place of 'expose'?

The synonyms exhibit and expose are sometimes interchangeable, but exhibit stresses putting forward prominently or openly. // exhibit paintings at a gallery

Q: Where would 'flaunt' be a reasonable alternative to 'expose'?

While in some cases nearly identical to expose , flaunt suggests a shameless, boastful, often offensive parading. // nouveaux riches flaunting their wealth

Q: When is it sensible to use 'parade' instead of 'expose'?

Although the words parade and expose have much in common, parade implies an ostentatious or arrogant displaying. // parading their piety for all to see

Q: When is 'show' a more appropriate choice than 'expose'?

In some situations, the words show and expose are roughly equivalent. However, show implies no more than enabling another to see or examine. // showed her snapshots to the whole group

expose

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ik-ˈspōz

Definition of expose

as in to uncover

to reveal the true nature of a well-researched article that exposes the UFO story as a hoax

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as in to reveal

to make known (as information previously kept secret) the documentary claims to expose how winners of beauty pageants are really picked

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as in to display

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs the tight race for the championship exposed one team's mean streak

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as in to show

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

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How is the word expose different from other verbs like it?

Some common synonyms of expose are display, exhibit, flaunt, parade, and show. While all these words mean "to present so as to invite notice or attention," expose suggests bringing forth from concealment and displaying.

sought to expose the hypocrisy of the town fathers

When can display be used instead of expose?

While the synonyms display and expose are close in meaning, display emphasizes putting in a position where others may see to advantage.

display sale items

In what contexts can exhibit take the place of expose?

The synonyms exhibit and expose are sometimes interchangeable, but exhibit stresses putting forward prominently or openly.

exhibit paintings at a gallery

Where would flaunt be a reasonable alternative to expose?

While in some cases nearly identical to expose, flaunt suggests a shameless, boastful, often offensive parading.

nouveaux riches flaunting their wealth

When is it sensible to use parade instead of expose?

Although the words parade and expose have much in common, parade implies an ostentatious or arrogant displaying.

parading their piety for all to see

When is show a more appropriate choice than expose?

In some situations, the words show and expose are roughly equivalent. However, show implies no more than enabling another to see or examine.

showed her snapshots to the whole group

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Recent Examples of expose As for types of serious injuries, most are related to the fact that roller coasters expose riders to substantial physical forces. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 The water level of the 90-year-old reservoir has dropped, exposing areas that were previously underwater. — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Songwriting — and releasing said songs — felt extremely awkward and exposing at first, and still does. — Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 Technological dominance has been tilting toward Moscow of late, exposing Ukraine’s vulnerability to Russia’s relentlessly modernizing war machine. — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for expose

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Curious developers have uncovered new functionalities, built innovative tools and shared them through open source and platform-specific forums.

— Kevin Cochrane, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
In bogs, history is sequestered and suspended in time, but can be revealed at any moment, just as layers of peat can be uncovered.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of uncover

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The absence of a living monarch on our money, or on our travel documents, was not an accident haphazardly arrived at but a declaration of equality meant to be flourished and displayed.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
Previously considered an undesirable byproduct, these structures have displayed unusual optical properties, including the ability to polarize, refract, and conduct light in distinctive ways.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of display

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Video on social media showed distressed shopkeepers begging young men to stop stealing their inventory—and those young men pushing them aside to grab shoes and food from their shelves.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
The analysis showed that quantum mechanics does indeed put a speed limit on how quickly different quantum systems can reach a thermal equilibrium.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of show

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The start of initial production marks a manufacturing milestone for the cxMHR, but Leonardo DRS has not disclosed production quantities, customer orders, delivery schedules, or a timeline for operational deployment in its announcement.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Variety understands that Mediawan paid on the lower end of tens of millions of dollars, although Capton declined to disclose the exact figure or financial terms.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of disclose

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Kpodo, an architect, will exhibit work that addresses modernism, turning the focus away from tropical modernism centered on concrete buildings, which were often built by foreigners in Ghanaian cities.

— Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Dagen McDowell, Taylor Riggs, and Brian Brenberg debate if chatbots are treated like moral beings and why users exhibit weird behavior.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of exhibit

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They are discovered well beyond the bounds of the strategic map, where the winds shift, the old answers sink, and the pilot must find the way by dead reckoning.

— Jeff DeGraff, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
After a five-and-a-half-year absence, Tom Cotton has recently discovered a state called Arkansas.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of discover

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The 42nd edition of the Warsaw International Film Festival is wrapping up on Sunday after its winners were unveiled during a Saturday night awards ceremony.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026
When Tesla first unveiled its second-generation Roadster in November 2017, flying wasn’t part of the pitch.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

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