uncover vs reveal

uncover and reveal both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
uncover	No	No	Yes	No
reveal	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, uncover and reveal are synonyms defined as:

uncover and reveal: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

Other synonyms of uncover include break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, unwrap.

As verbs, reveal is a hyponym of uncover; that is, reveal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than uncover:

uncover: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
reveal: disclose directly or through prophets

As verbs, reveal is a hypernym of uncover; that is, reveal is a word with a broader meaning than uncover:

Other hypernyms of uncover include bring out, unveil.

uncover (verb)	reveal (verb)
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body	make manifest
reveal to view as by removing a cover	disclose directly or through prophets