Synonyms and antonyms of To tell or reveal a secret or secrets in British Thesaurus

reveal (verb)

to let something become known, for example a secret or information that was previously not known

tell (verb)

informal to not keep a secret

let on ()

to talk about something that is intended to be a secret

give away ()

to tell information or facts that you should keep secret

disclose (verb)

to give information to people, especially information that was secret

leak (verb)

to tell private or secret information to journalists or to the public

let (it) slip ()

to tell someone something that is secret by mistake

lay something bare ()

to make something known that has been hidden or secret

spill the beans ()

to tell someone something, often something that should be kept secret

advertise (verb)

informal to tell people something that should be kept secret

blab (verb)

informal to tell people about things that should be kept secret

blabber (verb)

informal to talk too much, especially about things that should be kept secret, in a way that annoys other people

blow someone’s cover ()

to tell people who someone really is or what they are really doing, especially when doing this puts that person in danger or spoils a plan

blow the gaff ()

to accidentally tell someone a secret

blow the lid off something ()

to let people know something that has been kept a secret

broadcast (verb)

to tell people something, especially something that you wanted to be a secret

come clean ()

to tell the truth about something that you have kept secret

come out of the closet ()

to say publicly that you have a particular belief that you previously kept secret

confide (verb)

to tell someone a secret or discuss your private feelings with them

divulge (verb)

formal to give information about something, especially something that should be kept secret

dredge up ()

to tell people about something that someone did in the past that they would prefer to keep secret

give the game away ()

to let people know a secret or surprise when you did not want or intend to let them know

go public ()

to tell the newspapers or people in general about something that has been secret or private

have a loose tongue ()

to talk about things that you should keep secret

leak like a sieve ()

to allow a lot of private or secret information to be told to the public

let in (informal)

informal to talk to someone about your problems and feelings

let in on ()

to tell someone a secret

let the cat out of the bag ()

to tell someone something that was intended to be secret

lift the lid on something ()

to tell someone about something bad or something that was a secret

offload (verb)

to tell someone all your problems and difficulties so that you feel better

out (verb)

to make an unpleasant or embarrassing fact about someone publicly known

overshare (verb)

to give other people too much information about yourself, or information that would normally be private, especially on a social networking website

retail (verb)

formal to pass information to other people, especially personal details about someone

sneak (verb)

Britishinformalshowing disapproval to tell someone about something wrong that someone else has done. The American word is snitch

snitch (verb)

informalshowing disapproval to tell someone about something wrong that someone else has done

someone’s mask/demeanour slips ()

if your mask or demeanour slips, people start to see what you are really thinking or feeling

strip away ()

to remove unnecessary things that hide what something is really like

take/pull the wraps off something ()

to show or tell people something that has been kept secret

take someone into your confidence ()

to tell someone something secret or private

talk (verb)

to give information that someone thinks should be secret

tattle (verb)

mainly Americanshowing disapproval to tell someone that another person has done something bad, usually in order to get them into trouble. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

tell (verb)

to inform someone about something bad that someone else has done

tell tales ()

to inform someone about something bad that someone else has done. This expression is used mainly by children.

tip someone the wink ()

to give someone secret information