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showing off

ADJECTIVE

featuring

Synonyms

STRONG

displaying headlining highlighting presenting promoting pushing recommending showing starring turning

WEAK

calling attention to drawing attention to giving center stage to making much of pointing up turning the spotlight on

NOUN

acting

Synonyms

STRONG

assuming characterization depiction dramatics dramatizing enacting enactment feigning hamming histrionics imitating imitation impersonation improvisation mime mimicry pantomime performance playing portrayal portraying posing posturing pretending pretense putting rendition seeming simulating stagecraft stooging theatre theatricals

WEAK

play acting

NOUN

affectation

Synonyms

STRONG

air airs appearance artificiality facade front imitation insincerity mannerism pose pretense pretension pretentiousness put on sham show simulation

WEAK

false front going Hollywood putting on airs

Antonyms

STRONG

honesty personality reality truth

WEAK

naturalness simplicity

NOUN

exhibitionism

Synonyms

STRONG

flashing immodesty

WEAK

exposing oneself indecent exposure self-display

NOUN

ostentation

Synonyms

STRONG

affectation array boast boasting brag braggadocio bragging bravado demonstration display exhibition flamboyance flash flourish fuss garishness magnificence pageant pageantry parade pomp pomposity pompousness pretending pretension pretentiousness put on shine show showiness spectacle splendor splurge swagger swank vainglory vaunt

WEAK

false front flaunting grandstand play parading vaunting window-dressing

Antonyms

STRONG

concealment dullness hiding modesty ordinariness simplicity truth

WEAK

plainness quiet reservation

NOUN

vanity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrogance pride

STRONG

affectation airs conceitedness display narcissism ostentation pretension self-love self-worship show smugness vainglory

WEAK

big-headedness ego trip self-admiration

Antonyms

STRONGEST

humility

STRONG

hiding truth

WEAK

modesty

Example Sentences

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It’s not showing off, but you don’t have to be really humble.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Tuesday, GE Aerospace is showing off its defense business at an event north of Boston.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

In the cryptocurrency cases, adds Meyers, the victims have probably drawn attention to themselves by being careless about what they reveal on social media, showing off about their success.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

There are no photos of the executives, nor are there professional videos and fancy animations showing off products ranging from batteries to footwear to candy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Momma Bear opened her mouth wide and swung her head back and forth, low and mean, showing off her huge, sharp teeth.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

showing off

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