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ostend

[os-tend, os-tend] / ɒsˈtɛnd, ˈɒs tɛnd /
VERB
demonstrate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
confirm describe express teach testify to
STRONG
debunk proclaim
WEAK
give for instance make clear set forth show how walk one through
Antonyms
WEAK
conceal confuse distort falsify hide misrepresent
VERB
evidence
Synonyms
STRONGEST
demonstrate evince illustrate indicate manifest signify testify to
STRONG
attest bespeak betoken confirm connote denote designate display exhibit expose mark proclaim reveal show witness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal hide obscure
STRONG
cover deny veto
WEAK
contradict disprove refute
VERB
exhibit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advertise demonstrate display evince express feature flaunt illustrate indicate manifest reveal show
STRONG
air brandish disclose disport evidence expose flash mark offer parade proclaim showcase
WEAK
let it all hang out make clear make plain parade wares roll out show and tell show off strut stuff trot out wave around
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal cover hide obscure withhold
VERB
illustrate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clarify delineate depict embody emphasize epitomize exhibit explain expose highlight illuminate interpret lay out manifest mark mirror personify point up portray represent reveal spotlight symbolize typify
STRONG
allegorize clear disclose elucidate evidence evince expound imitate instance picture proclaim show vivify
WEAK
bring home clear up draw a picture emblematize get across get over limelight make clear make plain show and tell
Antonyms
STRONGEST
complicate conceal confuse cover hide obscure save
VERB
manifest
Synonyms
STRONGEST
demonstrate embody illustrate prove reveal signify
STRONG
confirm declare display establish evidence evince expose express exteriorize externalize flash incarnate mark materialize objectify parade personalize personify proclaim show showcase sport strut substantiate suggest utter vent voice
WEAK
let it all hang out personize set forth show and tell wave around
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal hide
STRONG
contradict cover deny destroy disprove invalidate veto
WEAK
bury obscure withhold
VERB
mark
Synonyms
STRONGEST
demonstrate feature identify illustrate indicate show signify
STRONG
bespeak betoken brand denote designate distinguish earmark evidence evince exemplify exhibit individualize individuate label manifest proclaim qualify remark signalize singularize stamp
WEAK
check off mark off point out point up set apart show up stake out
VERB
proclaim
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affirm announce declare demonstrate indicate profess publish trumpet
STRONG
annunciate blast blaze blazon broadcast call circulate disseminate enunciate evidence evince exhibit expound herald illustrate manifest mark promulgate show spiel spout stump utter vent ventilate voice
WEAK
get on a soapbox give out pass the word shoot off mouth shout out sound off spread it around
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal deny hide
STRONG
be quiet cover obscure
VERB
show
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appear come demonstrate determine disclose display establish explain get illustrate indicate mark note present project prove reach register reveal show up teach
STRONG
arrive assert clarify discover divulge elucidate emerge evidence evince instruct loom manifest materialize point proclaim unveil
WEAK
be visible blow in get in lay out make known make out make the scene put in appearance show one's face testify to turn up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal confuse cover depart disprove fail go hide leave lose miss obscure secrete withhold
STRONG
disappear
WEAK
abandon deny leave alone refuse veto

Example Sentences

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They premised their secret proposal, the Ostend Manifesto External link, on national defense.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

They premised their secret proposal, the Ostend Manifesto External link, on national defense.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

The deal was announced on Monday at an energy summit in Ostend, Belgium.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2023

Ostend, Nancy, Barnsley and the rest share not only employees but knowledge.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2021

If this could be a question, no man could doubt that the city of Antwerp is much better situated to make an extensive commerce, than the city of Ostend.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) by Various