Need another word that means the same as “uncover”? Find 39 synonyms and 30 related words for “uncover” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Uncover” are: disclose, expose, break, bring out, discover, divulge, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap, lay bare, bare, expose to view, leave unprotected, display, put on display, put on show, exhibit, detect, come across, stumble across, stumble on, chance on, hit on, encounter, find, find out, turn up, unearth, dig up, dredge up, root out, hunt out, nose out, ferret out, grub out, disinter, extricate
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “uncover” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| bare | Lay bare. Bare your breasts. |
| break | Break a piece from a whole. Break a record. |
| bring out | Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence. |
| chance on | Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome. |
| come across | Move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody. |
| detect | Discern (something intangible or barely perceptible. Paul detected a faint note of weariness in his father s voice. |
| dig up | Work hard. |
| disclose | Disclose to view as by removing a cover. They disclosed her name to the press. |
| discover | Make a discovery make a new finding. With what agility did these military men discover their skill in feats of war. |
| disinter | Dig up (something that has been buried, especially a corpse. He has disinterred an important collection of writings. |
| display | Attract attention by displaying some body part or posing of animals. The palace used to display a series of tapestries. |
| divulge | Make known (private or sensitive information. I do not want to divulge my plans at the moment. |
| dredge up | Remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water. |
| encounter | Meet (someone) unexpectedly. What do we know about the people we encounter in our daily lives. |
| exhibit | Give an exhibition of to an interested audience. No foreign painters were exhibited. |
| expose | Expose or make accessible to some action or influence. The infant was exposed by the teenage mother. |
| expose to view | Disclose to view as by removing a cover. |
| extricate | Release from entanglement of difficulty. He was trying to extricate himself from official duties. |
| ferret out | Search and discover through persistent investigation. |
| find | Get or find back recover the use of. I cannot find my gloves. |
| find out | Receive a specified treatment (abstract. |
| give away | Transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody. |
| grub out | To state openly and publicly one’s homosexuality. |
| hit on | Gain points in a game. |
| hunt out | Chase away, with as with force. |
| lay bare | Lay eggs. |
| leave unprotected | Have as a result or residue. |
| let on | Cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition. |
| let out | Actively cause something to happen. |
| nose out | Search or inquire in a meddlesome way. |
| put on display | Estimate. |
| put on show | Adapt. |
| reveal | Cause or allow (something) to be seen. The clouds were breaking up to reveal a clear blue sky. |
| root out | Cause to take roots. |
| stumble across | Encounter by chance. |
| stumble on | Encounter by chance. |
| turn up | Change color. |
| unearth | Find (something) in the ground by digging. Workmen unearthed an ancient artillery shell. |
| unwrap | Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret. Let s unwrap the gifts. |
| archaeological | Relating to archaeology. Uprooting trees will disturb any archaeological remains below ground level. |
| authenticate | Prove or show (something) to be true, genuine, or valid. They were invited to authenticate artefacts from the Italian Renaissance. |
| coal | Burn to charcoal. Men were loading coals into a wagon. |
| colliery | A coal mine and the buildings and equipment associated with it. |
| confide | Reveal in private tell confidentially. The property of others confided to their care was unjustifiably risked. |
| debunk | Expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas. Comedy takes delight in debunking heroes. |
| dig | Remove harvest or recover by digging. I really dig heavy rock. |
| disclose | Disclose to view as by removing a cover. The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set. |
| disclosed | Made known (especially something secret or concealed. The disclosed purpose of their wicked plan. |
| disclosure | The action of making new or secret information known. The government s disclosures about missile programmes. |
| display | Attract attention by displaying some body part or posing of animals. A display of emotion. |
| divulge | Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret. I do not want to divulge my plans at the moment. |
| evince | Reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling); indicate. The news stories evinced the usual mixture of sympathy and satisfaction. |
| excavation | The action of excavating something, especially an archaeological site. There s an interesting excavation going on near Princeton. |
| exhibit | An exhibition. He could exhibit a saintlike submissiveness. |
| expatiate | Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing. She expatiated on working class novelists. |
| expose | Expose or make accessible to some action or influence. The infant was exposed by the teenage mother. |
| express | By express. An express train. |
| expressionism | A style of painting, music, or drama in which the artist or writer seeks to express the inner world of emotion rather than external reality. |
| giveaway | (of prices) very low. Bread at giveaway prices. |
| mine | Excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted. The Vietnamese mined Cambodia. |
| mineshaft | A deep narrow vertical hole, or sometimes a horizontal tunnel, that gives access to a mine. One member of this party almost vanished down a hidden disused mineshaft. |
| mining | The act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth. Coal mining. |
| overexposure | The act of exposing someone excessively to an influencing experience. An overexposure to violence on television. |
| reveal | Make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others. The big reveal at the end of the movie answers all questions. |
| revealing | Showing or making known. A revealing radio interview. |
| shallowness | Lack of depth of character, insight, or serious thought. The shallowness of the characters left the movie flat. |
| show | Show in or as in a picture. Drew made a show of looking around for firewood. |
| unveil | Remove the veil from. The Home Secretary has unveiled plans to crack down on crime. |
| unwrap | Remove the outer cover or wrapping of. Let s unwrap the gifts. |
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