uncover
verb
un·cov·er ən-ˈkə-vər 
uncovered; uncovering; uncovers
transitive verb
1
: to make known : bring to light : disclose, reveal
uncover the truth
2
: to expose to view by removing some covering
3
a
: to take the cover from
b
: to remove the hat from
uncovered his head
4
: to deprive of protection
intransitive verb
1
: to remove a cover or covering
2
: to take off the hat as a token of respect
Synonyms
- bare
- disclose
- discover
- divulge
- expose
- let on (about)
- reveal
- spill
- tell
- unbosom
- uncloak
- unmask
- unveil
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Example Sentences
Police uncovered a criminal plot. Archaeologists uncovered the ruins of an ancient city.
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Noah Eckstein, Variety, 15 Sep. 2022 For those who can't resist an intense psychological thriller, Forgotten is a must-watch that follows a young man trying to uncover the truth behind the sudden return of his abducted brother. Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2022 Dully is trying to uncover the history of Hajji Hotak—who, according to his grandmother, was the first to die in unrecorded British massacres in Logar in 1897—when he is imprisoned in the Kabul Zoo. Claire Messud, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022 Can Shenice pursue her competitive dreams while trying to uncover the truth surrounding the first in her family’s long line of ballplayers? Christina Barron, Washington Post, 15 June 2022 Unlike Inventing Anna, which buried its eponymous anti-heroine in a journalistically unconvincing story of a reporter trying to uncover answers about a woman who defied answers, Meriwether and her team take Holmes on directly. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2022 Friends witness a murder in the 1930s and inadvertently uncover a massive, nefarious plot. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2022 When a traceback would uncover one of the voice providers the group was allegedly using to place its calls, the ringleaders simply spun up operations at a different business to generate the calls instead, Bercu said. Brian Fung, CNN, 18 Aug. 2022 Coran Woodmass is the founder of Billion Dollar Exits, a boutique consulting firm that helps founders uncover creative options to take chips off the table without selling their business or giving up control. Jodie Cook, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 See More
Noah Eckstein, Variety, 15 Sep. 2022 For those who can't resist an intense psychological thriller, Forgotten is a must-watch that follows a young man trying to uncover the truth behind the sudden return of his abducted brother. Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2022 Dully is trying to uncover the history of Hajji Hotak—who, according to his grandmother, was the first to die in unrecorded British massacres in Logar in 1897—when he is imprisoned in the Kabul Zoo. Claire Messud, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022 Can Shenice pursue her competitive dreams while trying to uncover the truth surrounding the first in her family’s long line of ballplayers? Christina Barron, Washington Post, 15 June 2022 Unlike Inventing Anna, which buried its eponymous anti-heroine in a journalistically unconvincing story of a reporter trying to uncover answers about a woman who defied answers, Meriwether and her team take Holmes on directly. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2022 Friends witness a murder in the 1930s and inadvertently uncover a massive, nefarious plot. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2022 When a traceback would uncover one of the voice providers the group was allegedly using to place its calls, the ringleaders simply spun up operations at a different business to generate the calls instead, Bercu said. Brian Fung, CNN, 18 Aug. 2022 Coran Woodmass is the founder of Billion Dollar Exits, a boutique consulting firm that helps founders uncover creative options to take chips off the table without selling their business or giving up control. Jodie Cook, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Kids Definition
uncover
verb
un·cov·er ˌən-ˈkə-vər
uncovered; uncovering
1
: to make known usually by investigation
Police uncovered a crime.
2
: to make visible by removing some covering We shoveled away the dirt to uncover the treasure.
3
: to remove the cover from He uncovered the pot.
uncovers
verb
1
as in reveals
to make known (as information previously kept secret) uncovered the location of the secret documents Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- reveals
- discovers
- discloses
- tells
- exposes
- announces
- divulges
- shares
- unveils
- unmasks
- spills
- bares
- leaks
- publishes
- confides
- unearths
- uncloaks
- brings to light
- proclaims
- debunks
- informs
- unbosoms
- advertises
- acknowledges
- confesses
- goes public (with)
- betrays
- promulgates
- spills the beans (about)
- declares
- lets the cat out of the bag (about)
- lets on (about)
- imparts
- publicizes
- relates
- owns
- posts
- admits
- brings out
- communicates
- concedes
- broadcasts
- shows up
- blabs
- sounds
- unclothes
- blazes
- gives away
- talks
- avows
- placards
- disinters
- undrapes
- squeals
- smokes out
- rakes up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- conceals
- hides
- covers (up)
- masks
- enshrouds
- camouflages
- disguises
- cloaks
- shrouds
- veils
- obscures
- whitewashes
- gilds
- overshadows
- glosses (over)
- varnishes
- eclipses
- darkens
- shades
- beclouds
- clouds
- befogs
- overcasts
- bedims
2
as in exposes
to reveal the true nature of a magazine article that purports to uncover the inner operations of what many regard as a religious cult Synonyms & Similar Words
- exposes
- unmasks
- debunks
- discloses
- demolishes
- undresses
- tells
- unveils
- shows up
- uncloaks
- discredits
- divulges
- disproves
- nails
- blows the whistle on
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- masks
- disguises
- conceals
- hides
- secretes
- camouflages
- cloaks
- veils