Home › Words › E › exposalexposalexposal means exposure.EtymologyFrom expose + -al.nounexposuree.g.“December 1 1720, Jonathan Swift, a letter of advice to a young poet I believe our corrupted air, and frequent thick fogs, are in a great measure owing to the common exposal of our wit”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.exposé 72% match — The act of exposing somebody or something; a shameful showing up. vs exposal →exposer 72% match — One who exposes. vs exposal →exposed 67% match — Open (especially to something), unconcealed and/or unprotected (and therefore vulnerable, susceptible). vs exposal →exposingly 66% match — Exposing something; so as to expose something. vs exposal →preexposed 63% match — exposed (to light, chemicals etc) prior to another process vs exposal →reexpose 62% match — To expose again. vs exposal →unexposed 62% match — That has not been exposed vs exposal →inexposure 62% match — A lack of exposure; the state of not being exposed. vs exposal →