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Synonyms of uncover in English:

uncover


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verb

1‘she uncovered the cheese sandwiches’

SYNONYMS
lay bare, bare, expose, expose to view, leave unprotected, reveal, display, put on display, put on show, exhibit
unwrap, unveil, strip, denude
ANTONYMS

cover, conceal, clothe

2‘police claim to have uncovered a money-laundering operation’

SYNONYMS
detect, discover, 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
expose, bring to light, bring into the open, unmask, unveil, reveal, lay bare, make known, make public, divulge, disclose, betray, give away, smoke out
informal blow the whistle on, pull the plug on, spill the beans on, let the cat out of the bag, nail
rare uncloak
ANTONYMS

conceal, hide, cover up