paraded

VERB

show off; march

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brandish demonstrate flash prance strut swagger trot out

STRONG

advertise air boast brag declare disclose display disport divulge exhibit expose flaunt proclaim publish reveal sport vaunt

WEAK

march in review

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal hide

STRONG

be modest be quiet cover deprecate secrete suppress withhold

Example Sentences

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Very little criticism came Slot or Liverpool's way when they were paraded as a coup in the summer.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

“I don’t want to be paraded around and be a sideshow,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

He was paraded through Heathrow Airport with his wrists in shackles, and escorted onto a plane by two FBI agents.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Shocked officials looked on as the boxes were paraded away.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026

Illustrious ladies dressed in foreign clothes, as exotic and shimmering as fireflies, paraded themselves in the fashionable entertainment centers on the arm of the proud new economists.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende