Synonyms for Lay open:

• v.

  •come out with (verb)
  • declare,
  • utter,
  • deliver,
  • own,
  • bring out,
  • state,
  • acknowledge,
  • say,
  • throw out,
  • divulge,
  • come clean.
  •cut (verb)
  • scarify,
  • level,
  • curtail,
  • dissever,
  • clip,
  • saber,
  • divide,
  • guillotine,
  • notch,
  • rip,
  • perforate,
  • saw,
  • chisel,
  • prune,
  • hash,
  • slit,
  • bite,
  • lop,
  • slash,
  • rend,
  • shave,
  • penetrate,
  • slaughter,
  • decussate,
  • mow,
  • dispatch,
  • hew,
  • raze,
  • mince,
  • hack,
  • part,
  • puncture,
  • rive,
  • chip,
  • nick,
  • carve,
  • separate,
  • shear,
  • fell,
  • behead,
  • score,
  • amputate,
  • bisect,
  • pierce,
  • slay,
  • facet,
  • crop,
  • intersect,
  • gash,
  • cleave,
  • reap,
  • sliver,
  • lacerate,
  • dice.
  •dissect (verb)
  • disjoint,
  • dismember,
  • disjoin,
  • anatomize,
  • operate,
  • break up,
  • section,
  • sever,
  • sunder.
  •endanger (verb)
  • put on the spot,
  • hazard,
  • put at risk,
  • venture,
  • threaten,
  • be careless,
  • leave defenseless,
  • stick one's neck out,
  • leave in the middle,
  • play into one's hands,
  • lay on the line,
  • risk,
  • imperil,
  • put in danger,
  • chance it,
  • peril,
  • menace,
  • make liable,
  • subject to loss,
  • chance.
  •expose (verb)
  • denude,
  • jeopardize,
  • brandish,
  • trot out,
  • unclothe,
  • disport,
  • show off,
  • betray,
  • flash,
  • spill,
  • unveil,
  • bare,
  • air,
  • prove,
  • present,
  • manifest,
  • report,
  • leak,
  • streak,
  • debunk,
  • publish,
  • crack,
  • bring to light,
  • feature,
  • open,
  • parade,
  • unfold,
  • unearth,
  • flaunt,
  • give away,
  • advertise,
  • broadcast,
  • display.
  •tell (verb)
  • fill in,
  • bid,
  • represent,
  • command,
  • confess,
  • acquaint,
  • apprise,
  • recite,
  • explain,
  • express,
  • authorize,
  • notify,
  • mention,
  • enjoin,
  • direct,
  • summon,
  • speak,
  • require,
  • instruct,
  • inform,
  • announce,
  • order,
  • advise.
  •uncover (verb)
  • stumble on,
  • break,
  • tip one's hand,
  • strike,
  • hit upon.
  •unveil (verb)
  • come out.
  •venture (verb)
  • essay,
  • front,
  • play for,
  • speculate,
  • have a fling at,
  • take a plunge,
  • attempt,
  • brave,
  • dare say,
  • take a flyer,
  • assay,
  • wager,
  • go out on a limb,
  • put up,
  • experiment,
  • try out,
  • bet,
  • grope,
  • volunteer,
  • dare,
  • stake,
  • presume,
  • make bold,
  • take a crack at,
  • get down,
  • make a stab at,
  • feel,
  • play the market,
  • put in jeopardy,
  • defy,
  • try,
  • challenge.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • unmask.
  •
  • knife,
  • slice.
  •endanger
  • Perilled,
  • Periling,
  • Periled,
  • Menaced,
  • Perilling,
  • sticking one's neck out,
  • laid on the line,
  • putting spot,
  • stick neck out.
  •uncover
  • Subjected,
  • uncovering,
  • Subjecting,
  • tip hand.
  •venture
  • go out on limb,
  • Ventured,
  • got down.
  •Other relevant words:
  • divest,
  • compromise,
  • remove,
  • cultivate,
  • bring forth,
  • evolve,
  • promote,
  • fissure,
  • unsheathe,
  • cause to undergo,
  • show up,
  • bring into the open,
  • put through,
  • pluck,
  • throw open,
  • divaricate,
  • exploit,
  • impart,
  • broach,
  • elaborate,
  • enlarge,
  • unfurl,
  • grow,
  • chink,
  • rent,
  • tap,
  • unpack,
  • advance,
  • tear,
  • develop,
  • fleece,
  • incise,
  • subject,
  • spread,
  • strengthen,
  • submit,
  • discover,
  • split,
  • jeopardise,
  • expand,
  • undress,
  • realize the potential,
  • improve,
  • disrobe,
  • amplify,
  • impose on,
  • spring,
  • gamble,
  • subject to,
  • broaden,
  • unroll,
  • proclaim,
  • strip,
  • unwrap,
  • expatiate,
  • uncloak,
  • rift.

Antonyms for Lay open:

• v.

  • come out with
    hide, secret.
  • cut
    combine, construct, close, sew, give birth, mend, join, connect, build, increase, unite, create, bear.
  • endanger
    comfort, assist, take care, help, save, aid, guard, protect.
  • expose
    be quiet, cover, secrete, withhold, refrain, shield, suppress, bury, conceal, keep secret.
  • tell
    deny, deceive, estimate, listen, question, disavow, guess, misunderstand, ask, mislead, keep, figure.
  • unveil
    veil.
  • venture
    abstain, neglect, design, plan, yield, disbelieve.