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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

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"Wearing clothing made of high-quality leather is a way of showing off one's special status," says Cheong.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Google Cloud’s backlog nearly doubled sequentially to $462 billion thanks to AI demand and TPU hardware sales, showing off Alphabet’s vertical-integration advantage.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Made by German startup Agile Robots, it was among a host of robots showing off their moves at the event, underlining hopes of a coming AI-powered boost for Germany's long-struggling factories.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

You’ve likely seen the Instagram reels of people showing off their ’90s selves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Willem stops walking, pointing up to a building like he's merely interested in showing off the architecture.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

showing off

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