unmask vs expose

unmask is not a noun while expose is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
unmask	No	No	Yes	No
expose	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, expose is a hypernym of unmask; that is, expose is a word with a broader meaning than unmask:

unmask: reveal the true nature of
expose: expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas

Other hypernyms of unmask include debunk.

As verbs, expose is a hypernym of unmask; that is, expose is a word with a broader meaning than unmask:

Other hypernyms of unmask include uncover.

unmask (noun)	expose (noun)
	the exposure of an impostor or a fraud

unmask (verb)	expose (verb)
reveal the true nature of	abandon by leaving out in the open air
take the mask off	expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
	put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
	remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
	to show, make visible or apparent
	expose to light, of photographic film
	expose or make accessible to some action or influence
	reveal to view as by removing a cover