revelatory

adjective

re·ve·la·to·ry ˈre-və-lə-ˌtȯr-ē

ri-ˈve-lə-

Synonyms of revelatory next

: of or relating to revelation : serving to reveal something

Examples of revelatory in a Sentence

ended his tall tale with a revelatory wink that indicated that it had all been an elaborate put-on

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Through the eyes of its delightfully brave, yet utterly relatable subject (also the de facto cinematographer), this terrifying, revelatory and poignant exposé offers an unseen human angle on an ongoing conflict that’s continues to be widely addressed in documentary cinema. —

Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025 Many films are called revelatory and visionary, but Lynch’s films seem made to exemplify these terms. —

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025 Art is imagination, and imagination can be unbounded, utopian, bitter, euphoric, angry, perverse, vicious, forgiving, embracing, revelatory. —

Jon Pareles, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024 The Academy has done so just once in the past five years and has long done so only occasionally—and the specifics are revelatory. —

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for revelatory