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tell all

[tel-awl] / ˈtɛlˌɔl /
ADJECTIVE
unburden
Synonyms
STRONG
clear confess confide disburden discharge disclose disencumber divulge dump ease empty lighten lose own relieve relinquish reveal shake unbosom unload
WEAK
dispose of get off one's chest lay bare let hair down out with it shake off throw off
Antonyms
WEAK
conceal hide
VERB
talk
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chat communicate describe express reveal say sing speak tell
STRONG
articulate babble broach chant chatter confess converse divulge drawl drone gab gabble gossip influence intone notify palaver parley patter persuade prate prattle pronounce rhapsodize soliloquize spout squeak squeal utter verbalize voice yak
WEAK
comment on flap one's tongue give voice to run on spill the beans talk one's leg off ventriloquize
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be quiet conceal cover listen suppress
STRONG
be silent hide secrete
WEAK
refrain refuse

Example Sentences

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When asked about a memoir or a tell-all interview, Ferguson's representative did not respond.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Often the stories originated with tell-all accounts from trusted palace insiders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

It is "a brutal, tell-all masterpiece," said The Independent's Hannah Ewens in a five star review.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025

“Notes to John” was never going to be a tell-all.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2025

Artists still hand-illuminate books; master pianists still stride the boards at Carnegie Hall, and the shelves burst with tell-all biographies of musicians that are richer in detail than any liner-notes booklet.

From Ebooks: Neither E, Nor Books by Doctorow, Cory

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.