LET ON (ABOUT) Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

let on (about)

verb

Definition of let on (about)

as in to reveal

to make known (as information previously kept secret) we agreed not to let on about our marriage plans to anyone

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With Howe stepping down and Matthias Jaissle, the 38-year-old German, replacing him, and with plans finally revealed for a new £190m training ground, Newcastle have embraced the shock of the new.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Very little has been revealed about The Batman Part II‘s plot.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of reveal

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That left Apple’s stock vulnerable to rumors and speculation about Jobs’ health after the company disclosed his cancer diagnosis in 2004.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
Police also have not disclosed how Ceesay sustained the gunshot wound or provided details about his manner of death.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of disclose

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Through both global and regional open calls, PhotoVogue continues to discover and amplify voices across geographies and communities.

— Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Suresh Raut, deputy manager at the Nepal Electricity Authority, who was at the rescue site when the body was discovered, said an 11-man team, including relatives of the missing, has been dispatched to search the surrounding area.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of discover

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Home plate umpire Doug Eddings called time to tell Hancel Rincon to fix his hat.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Several parents previously told the Democrat-Gazette and other local media that the couple then disappeared and stopped responding to emails or phone calls.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2026

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