Revelatory
adjective
Making something known or shown for the first time.
His work was revelatory, shedding light on a part of history previously unknown.
Often appears as...
- revelatory moment
- revelatory experience
adjective
Indicative of something.
Her unexpected reaction was revelatory of her true feelings.
Often appears as...
- revelatory of something
- revelatory behavior
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Making something known or shown for the first time.
His work was revelatory, shedding light on a part of history previously unknown.
Often appears as...
- revelatory moment
- revelatory experience
adjective
Indicative of something.
Her unexpected reaction was revelatory of her true feelings.
Often appears as...
- revelatory of something
- revelatory behavior
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3New Insight
Use 'revelatory' to express that something provides new understanding or insight.
The documentary offered a revelatory perspective on the political issue.
Pro Tip 2/3First-Time Reveal
'Revelatory' often refers to information being disclosed for the first time ever.
The letters were revelatory, unveiling the poet's hidden affairs.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
The term can imply an emotional or dramatic reveal that impacts people significantly.
Her testimony was revelatory, deeply affecting all who heard it.
Compare with
discloseedifyenlightenilluminatorinformativeinstructivereveal
Never forget "Revelatory"
Humans forget easily. That's why you should download WordUp: Smart reminders, word games, AI practice, and much more!
Video examples
Why Should We Go to...
game-changing in our thinking about our position in the universe one of the things that happens when you go into space and all the astronauts talk about this is that it changes your perspective about the earth the human experience of actually being there will be revelatory in ways we can't even imagine at this
Video examples
It's time to reclaim...
and you forgot so much as a card, and then you just hope and pray that your partner also forgot. Well, religious ritual and rites were essentially designed to serve the function of the anniversary, to be a container in which we would hold on to the remnants of that sacred, revelatory encounter
Video examples
Discussing Reincarnation...
life but there is really an end to that that they're hoping and seeking seeking which which is to go to enlightenment so once they've gone through enough and I guess learned enough they come into something that is kind of at one with and I thought that was revelatory us
Video examples
On being wrong - Kathryn...
realizing you're wrong can feel like all of that and a lot of other things right I mean it can be devastating it can be revelatory it can actually be quite funny like my stupid Chinese character mistake but just being wrong doesn't feel like anything I'll give you an
Video examples
On the Road With Andrew...
you remember in particular this woman you know it just you know the kindness of strangers dawn I mean I find a lot of my trips er you know like that that's like that but you know revelatory you know I I travel across Africa sort of
Video examples
On being wrong PIPE Kathryn...
Realizing you're wrong can feel like all of that and a lot of other things, right? I mean it can be devastating, it can be revelatory, it can actually be quite funny, like my stupid Chinese character mistake.
Video examples
Mega-Crane in the...
thanks to him tower construction doesn't have to stop he goes there because he knows exactly revelatory do Joe has to be done he's not afraid of that I'm sure if you would take just a crane operator
Video examples
Why "biofabrication" is...
I'm talking about microbes and designing with life. Fifteen years ago, I completely changed both what I worked with and how I worked after a revelatory collaboration with a biologist.
Video examples
A hilarious celebration...
because women, no kidding, we -- women's relationships, our friendships are full disclosure, we go deep. They're revelatory. We risk vulnerability -- this is something men don't do.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 276 PIPE...
yes that sounds great deal I don't know whether Sydney want to join in my deal Tristan of getting 20% revelatory a Sydney what do you think of that
Video examples
Why Should We Go to...
game-changing in our thinking about our position in the universe one of the things that happens when you go into space and all the astronauts talk about this is that it changes your perspective about the earth the human experience of actually being there will be revelatory in ways we can't even imagine at this
Video examples
It's time to reclaim...
and you forgot so much as a card, and then you just hope and pray that your partner also forgot. Well, religious ritual and rites were essentially designed to serve the function of the anniversary, to be a container in which we would hold on to the remnants of that sacred, revelatory encounter
Video examples
Discussing Reincarnation...
life but there is really an end to that that they're hoping and seeking seeking which which is to go to enlightenment so once they've gone through enough and I guess learned enough they come into something that is kind of at one with and I thought that was revelatory us
Video examples
On being wrong - Kathryn...
realizing you're wrong can feel like all of that and a lot of other things right I mean it can be devastating it can be revelatory it can actually be quite funny like my stupid Chinese character mistake but just being wrong doesn't feel like anything I'll give you an
Video examples
On the Road With Andrew...
you remember in particular this woman you know it just you know the kindness of strangers dawn I mean I find a lot of my trips er you know like that that's like that but you know revelatory you know I I travel across Africa sort of
Video examples
On being wrong PIPE Kathryn...
Realizing you're wrong can feel like all of that and a lot of other things, right? I mean it can be devastating, it can be revelatory, it can actually be quite funny, like my stupid Chinese character mistake.
Video examples
Mega-Crane in the...
thanks to him tower construction doesn't have to stop he goes there because he knows exactly revelatory do Joe has to be done he's not afraid of that I'm sure if you would take just a crane operator
Video examples
Why "biofabrication" is...
I'm talking about microbes and designing with life. Fifteen years ago, I completely changed both what I worked with and how I worked after a revelatory collaboration with a biologist.
Video examples
A hilarious celebration...
because women, no kidding, we -- women's relationships, our friendships are full disclosure, we go deep. They're revelatory. We risk vulnerability -- this is something men don't do.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 276 PIPE...
yes that sounds great deal I don't know whether Sydney want to join in my deal Tristan of getting 20% revelatory a Sydney what do you think of that
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Kathe Koja
American Writer
Darkness might seem to obscure what's happening, but I find it's always pretty revelatory: it brings out the awe in us, the fear in us, the excitement of exploring the hidden or unknown. It seems to conceal, but it really shines a light on what we want, what we need, and what we'll do to get it. Especially when we think no one can see us.
Quote examples
J. K. Rowling
English Author
Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation. In its arguably most transformative and revelatory capacity, it is the power to that enables us to empathize with humans whose experiences we have never shared.
Quote examples
Paul Bloom
Canadian Psychologist
Perhaps looking out through big baby eyes - if we could - would not be as revelatory experience as many imagine. We might see a world inhabited by objects and people, a world infused with causation, agency, and morality - a world that would surprise us not by its freshness but by its familiarity.
Quote examples
Alanis Morissette
Canadian Musician
Then I realized that secrecy is actually to the detriment of my own peace of mind and self, and that I could still sustain my belief in privacy and be authentic and transparent at the same time. It was a pretty revelatory moment, and there's been a liberating force that's come from it.
Quote examples
Faith Salie
American Journalist
To my knowledge, there are, pretty much, two ways to be interesting: One is to actually do interesting things, achieve the remarkable. The other way to be interesting is to be interested, curious about the world and about other people - not relentlessly revelatory about yourself.
Quote examples
Richard Belzer
American Comedian
As a result of being on 'SVU' and 'Homicide' all these years, there's a lot of people who don't know I used to do stand-up. When they see me onstage, it's a surprise, and it's revelatory. I'm happy because I can do my old material, so everybody wins.
Quote examples
Junot Diaz
American Writer
I find infidelity interesting because it's so revelatory about people. It's this really silent thing. Everyone acknowledges it as a general practice, but nobody likes to go beyond that, to get down to the nitty-gritty.
Quote examples
Grimes
Canadian Musician
I went through my adolescence having this revelatory experience - I can have any music I want, and I can get it immediately. For me and for a lot of people I know, there's this musical eclecticism that happened.
Quote examples
Mary Daly
American Theologian
Courage to be is the key to revelatory power of the feminist revolution.
Quote examples
Rachel Khoo
British Chef
Wild garlic and crab is a revelatory pairing.
Quote examples
Kathe Koja
American Writer
Darkness might seem to obscure what's happening, but I find it's always pretty revelatory: it brings out the awe in us, the fear in us, the excitement of exploring the hidden or unknown. It seems to conceal, but it really shines a light on what we want, what we need, and what we'll do to get it. Especially when we think no one can see us.
Quote examples
J. K. Rowling
English Author
Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation. In its arguably most transformative and revelatory capacity, it is the power to that enables us to empathize with humans whose experiences we have never shared.
Quote examples
Paul Bloom
Canadian Psychologist
Perhaps looking out through big baby eyes - if we could - would not be as revelatory experience as many imagine. We might see a world inhabited by objects and people, a world infused with causation, agency, and morality - a world that would surprise us not by its freshness but by its familiarity.
Quote examples
Alanis Morissette
Canadian Musician
Then I realized that secrecy is actually to the detriment of my own peace of mind and self, and that I could still sustain my belief in privacy and be authentic and transparent at the same time. It was a pretty revelatory moment, and there's been a liberating force that's come from it.
Quote examples
Faith Salie
American Journalist
To my knowledge, there are, pretty much, two ways to be interesting: One is to actually do interesting things, achieve the remarkable. The other way to be interesting is to be interested, curious about the world and about other people - not relentlessly revelatory about yourself.
Quote examples
Richard Belzer
American Comedian
As a result of being on 'SVU' and 'Homicide' all these years, there's a lot of people who don't know I used to do stand-up. When they see me onstage, it's a surprise, and it's revelatory. I'm happy because I can do my old material, so everybody wins.
Quote examples
Junot Diaz
American Writer
I find infidelity interesting because it's so revelatory about people. It's this really silent thing. Everyone acknowledges it as a general practice, but nobody likes to go beyond that, to get down to the nitty-gritty.
Quote examples
Grimes
Canadian Musician
I went through my adolescence having this revelatory experience - I can have any music I want, and I can get it immediately. For me and for a lot of people I know, there's this musical eclecticism that happened.
Quote examples
Mary Daly
American Theologian
Courage to be is the key to revelatory power of the feminist revolution.
Quote examples
Rachel Khoo
British Chef
Wild garlic and crab is a revelatory pairing.
Example 1 of 10
WordUp Chrome Extension
As you browse the web instantly look up words you don’t know.
Get Chrome Extension