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display

[dih-spley] / dɪˈspleɪ /
NOUN
public showing; spectacle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
act array demonstration example exhibit parade presentation
STRONG
affectation arrangement blaze bravura dash exhibition expo 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
VERB
show for public viewing, effect
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advertise boast demonstrate disclose emblazon exhibit expose feature flash flaunt illustrate open perform present promote publish represent reveal unveil
STRONG
arrange bare betray brandish evidence evince expand extend flourish glaze grandstand impart manifest model parade promulgate showcase sport uncover unfold unfurl unmask unroll vamp
WEAK
bring to view lay bare lay out make clear make known open out set out show off spread out stretch out trot out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal cover hide refrain withhold
STRONG
abridge contract keep lessen lower shorten shrink
WEAK
secrete

Usage

What are other ways to say display?

Display applies to intentionally conspicuous show: a great display of wealth. Show often indicates an external appearance that may or may not accord with actual facts: a show of modesty. Ostentation is vain, ambitious, pretentious, or offensive display: tasteless and vulgar ostentation. Pomp suggests such a show of dignity and authority as characterizes a ceremony of state: The coronation was carried out with pomp and splendor.

Example Sentences

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The case they argued, which the administration accepted, is that unofficial flags can be permissible on certain sites -- as long as their display is justified by a historical context.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Despite a flat display from the visitors, it looked like those calls were going to pay off, after Osula repaid Howe's faith with a well-taken opener.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Poetic Kinetics is contracted to display it if requested.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

For example, the display by Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl, shows that top-tier artists have never shied away from the form.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“What about—what about a display in front of the Queen Mothers?”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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