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exposed

US/ɪkˈspoʊzd/

exposed adjective: open (especially to something), unconcealed and/or unprotected (and therefore vulnerable, susceptible). Also the simple past and past participle of expose.

Adjective

exposed

  1. (usually, with-to) Open (especially to something), unconcealed and/or unprotected (and therefore vulnerable, susceptible).
    • exposed to light; exposed to water; exposed to abuse; exposed to danger
    • an exposed path (trail, etc) up the mountain (one with a drop-off on one or both sides)

Also used as

exposed is also the simple past and past participle of expose.

exposed meaning in Urdu, Punjabi, Odia and Nepali

exposed in Urdu

بے نقاب

exposed in Punjabi

ਪਰਦਾਫਾਸ਼, ਪਰਦਾਫਾਸ਼ ਕੀਤਾ, ਪਰਦਾਫਾਸ਼ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ

exposed in Odia

ଉନ୍ମୋଚିତ

exposed in Nepali

उजागर
More languagesFewer languages
exposed in Arabic
مَكْشُوف makšūf, مُعَرَّض muʕarraḍ

Examples of exposed in a sentence

  • The monastery perched on an exposed cliff.
  • The soldiers needed to find cover fast. Their current position was very exposed.
  • The bike chain is open and exposed to tough environmental conditions such as temperature changes, humidity, rain, dirt and road salt.

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Words formed from exposed

Phrases with exposed

Words that rhyme with exposed

Questions about exposed

What does exposed mean?
Exposed means open (especially to something), unconcealed and/or unprotected (and therefore vulnerable, susceptible).
What is exposed in Urdu?
Exposed in Urdu is بے نقاب. See Exposed meaning in Urdu.
How do you use exposed in a sentence?
The monastery perched on an exposed cliff.
What part of speech is exposed?
Exposed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce exposed?
Exposed is pronounced /ɪkˈspoʊzd/ (US).

Words near exposed in the dictionary

  1. exposable
  2. exposal
  3. exposals
  4. expose
  5. expose oneself
  6. exposed
  7. exposed beam
  8. exposed beams
  9. exposed oneself
  10. exposed services
  11. exposedly

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Adapted from Wiktionary: exposed (page history and authors); exposed (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); exposed (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); exposed (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); exposed (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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