TELL-ALL Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

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Definition of tell-all

as in intimate

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Noun

Portman actually released no statement, and many critics noted that Cusk’s novel is more of an intentionally disorienting examination of the artifices of self and celebrity than a tell-all roman à clef. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026 Davis has spoken extensively about his role in the case, including in interviews with Los Angeles police and the media, in a 2019 tell-all book and during several bragging interviews done to promote the publication. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 In Harry’s tell-all memoir Spare, the royal talked about how meaningful his relationship with Bonas really was. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 29 Aug. 2026 The rift widened in the wake of the couple’s explosive sit-down with Oprah Winfrey, their Netflix docuseries and Harry’s tell-all memoir. — Max Foster, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tell-all

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tell-all

Adjective

Their directorial feature debut provides an intimate look behind the scenes of a film set of legendary British director and gay rights activist Derek Jarman, including such famous names as Tilda Swinton and costume designer Sandy Powell.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Although the restaurant downstairs might be the main attraction, those looking for an intimate, lavish escape are hard-pressed to find anything more decadent than The Witchery's nine suites.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of intimate

Noun

Thus, folks had a hunch that some sort of visual chronicle of a landmark show would make its way in to the world at some point.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
Winner of the Best Documentary prize at Cannes, filmmaker and actress Pegah Ahangarani turns her own family archive into a profoundly personal chronicle of Iran’s long struggle for freedom.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of chronicle

Adjective

His colorful mermaid costume catches the eyes of Carmela’s gossipy friends, as well as negative attention from other boys.

— Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
But the gossipy tidbits almost pale next to the eye-opening shadiness of some of the business strategies.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of gossipy

Noun

From past to present On Friday, the event began with a procession symbolizing the ways the historic congregation has continued a multigenerational fight for education, faith and freedom.

— Nancy Jiang, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Although a horrifying sea creature sits at the center of the show, this story is about a man desperate to cling to a decaying past, a grieving family and how greed can create monsters.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of past

Adjective

Despite this informal, jam-forward approach, however, Silk Fence appear to be chasing something; an understated but steady coherence gives direction to even their most wandering moments.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2026
In practice, that might mean designing for informal meetings as well as formal ones.

— Brendan Castle, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of informal

Noun

Brower and her partner, Aspen Simone, dug into books about pigeon behavior and their history with humans.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
The uncertainty lay in how to care for themselves, honor that history and make space for a future.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of history

Noun

First Freud’s patient in the 1920s, in 1930 Bullitt also became his collaborator, co-writing a dubious psychobiography of Woodrow Wilson.

— Patrick Blanchfield, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2022
And so, duly catering to the market, the book is presented as a psychobiography of the author’s uncle, whose military academy class photo adorns the cover.

— Anne Diebel, The New York Review of Books, 8 Sep. 2020

Definition of psychobiography

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