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expo

[ek-spoh] / ˈɛk spoʊ /
NOUN
display
Synonyms
STRONGEST
act array demonstration example exhibit parade presentation
STRONG
affectation arrangement blaze bravura dash exhibition exposition exposure fanfare flourish frame-up frippery front layout manifestation ostentation ostentatiousness pageant panorama pedantry pomp pretension pretentiousness revelation sample scheme shine showboat splash splendor splurge spread unfolding vanity
WEAK
arrayal for show grandstand play
Antonyms
STRONGEST
concealment hiding
STRONG
dullness modesty plainness simplicity
NOUN
exhibition
Synonyms
STRONG
advertisement airing carnival display exhibit exposition fair fireworks flash front manifestation offering pageant performance presentation representation show sight spectacle
WEAK
a scene an act
Antonyms
STRONG
concealment cover hiding
NOUN
exposition
Synonyms
STRONG
bazaar circus demonstration display exhibition marketplace mart pageant presentation production show showing
WEAK
county fair
Antonyms
STRONG
concealment hiding
NOUN
fair
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bazaar celebration display exhibit festival gala market pageant show
STRONG
centennial exhibition fete observance occasion spectacle
NOUN
panoply
Synonyms
STRONGEST
array
STRONG
act affectation arrangement blaze bravura dash demonstration example exhibit exhibition exposition exposure fanfare flourish frame-up frippery front layout manifestation ostentation ostentatiousness pageant panorama parade pedantry pomp presentation pretension pretentiousness revelation sample scheme shine show showboat spectacle splash splendor splurge spread unfolding vanity
WEAK
arrayal for show grandstand play
Antonyms
STRONG
concealment cover dullness hiding modesty ordinariness plainness quiet simplicity truth
NOUN
show
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appearance display fair pageant parade presentation program spectacle
STRONG
array exposition fanfare fireworks grandstand manifestation occurrence pageantry panoply pomp representation shine showboat showing sight splash view
Antonyms
STRONG
dullness
WEAK
concealment hiding reality truth

Example Sentences

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The Miyako Odori began soon after Kyoto hosted Japan's first national expo -- an effort to revitalise the western city following the relocation of the capital to Tokyo in 1869.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Scotland Office Minister Kirsty McNeill, who is giving a keynote speech at the expo, said the Scottish space sector was now "a vitally important industry".

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

The former president had been asked to deliver a keynote speech to the gathered Democrats attending the expo, and like everyone else in the theater, he had a bit of a pep in his step.

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2025

Pyongyang unveiled an array of upgraded weapons at a defense expo last week, including a short-range ballistic missile equipped with a hypersonic glide vehicle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

At an ICE career expo in Texas last month, the agency at times turned away anyone who didn’t already have authorization to carry a badge or an honorable discharge from the military.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025