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show

[shoh] / ʃoʊ /
NOUN
demonstration, exhibition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appearance display fair pageant parade presentation program spectacle
STRONG
array expo exposition fanfare fireworks grandstand manifestation occurrence pageantry panoply pomp representation shine showboat showing sight splash view
Antonyms
STRONG
dullness
WEAK
concealment hiding reality truth
NOUN
entertainment event
Synonyms
STRONGEST
act appearance comedy drama film movie pageant picture play presentation production spectacle
STRONG
burlesque carnival cinema entertainment flick showing
WEAK
motion picture
Antonyms
WEAK
concealment hiding reality truth
NOUN
false front; appearance given
Synonyms
STRONGEST
display parade
STRONG
affectation air effect face front guise illusion impression likeness make believe ostentation pose pretense pretext profession seeming semblance sham shine showboat showing simulacrum splash
WEAK
grandstand play
Antonyms
STRONG
back quiet reality rear truth
WEAK
concealment hiding
VERB
actively exhibit something
Synonyms
STRONGEST
air demonstrate display exhibit offer present produce reveal sell
STRONG
afford arrive attend bare blazon brandish disport expose flash flaunt flourish mount parade proffer showcase sport spread stage streak submit supply unfold unfurl unveil vaunt wave
WEAK
deal in lay bare lay out put on set out show off trot out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal cover hide suppress take withhold
STRONG
close dissuade
WEAK
abandon deny leave alone refuse veto
VERB
passively exhibit something
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 ostend 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
VERB
grant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
give
STRONG
accord bestow confer dispense
WEAK
act with
Antonyms
STRONG
refuse take
WEAK
abandon conceal deny hide leave alone veto
VERB
accompany
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conduct lead see
STRONG
attend direct escort guide pilot route shepherd steer
Antonyms
STRONG
abandon leave misguide mislead neglect
WEAK
conceal deny hide leave alone refuse veto

Usage

What are other ways to say show? The noun show often indicates an external appearance that may or may not accord with actual facts: a show of modesty. Display applies to an intentionally conspicuous show: a great display of wealth. 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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Guests approaching the hotel that afternoon were generally asked to show a room key and ID and had their names checked against a printed list.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

“I thought I’d show up and there would be 500 people in lawn chairs trying to make easy money,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Oz Pearlman, a mentalist and the entertainer for the night, seemed to be doing a trick for the president and the first lady when the shots were fired, videos show.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

The four hyperscalers will need to deliver AI-driven revenue beats, leave their capex budgets untouched and show cost efficiencies through head-count reductions or pricing power.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 26, 2026

The star of the show was an elephant, and I knew as soon as I set eyes on her that it was Marlene.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

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