revelatory

• Beschreibt etwas, das bisher Unbekanntes oder Verborgenes offenbart oder ans Licht bringt; oft überraschend aufschlussreich oder erhellend.

Describes something that reveals or makes known something previously unknown or hidden.

1. Revealing or IndicativeC1formal

   Serving to make something clear or evident; pointing out or revealing something clearly.

   Aufschlussreich

   • The report was revelatory of the company's financial mismanagement.
   • Her comments were revelatory of her deep-seated anxieties.
   • The documentary was revelatory of the hidden truths behind the scandal.

   Synonymeexpressiveindicativemeaningfulrevealingsignificantsuggestivetelling

   Antonymeconcealingdeceptivemisleading

2. Prophetic of DoomC2formal

   Relating to or characteristic of a prophecy that foretells destruction or a disastrous end.

   Prophezeiung des Untergangs

   • The ancient text contained revelatory warnings of an impending apocalypse.
   • His speech had a revelatory tone, predicting the collapse of the empire.
   • The artist's final work was dark and revelatory, hinting at societal ruin.

   Synonymeapocalypticdireforebodingominousportentoussinister