shows

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

Example Sentences

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The photograph shows him in the Oval Office, holding a giant replica of a World Cup final ticket—Row 1, Seat 1—Gianni Infantino beaming at his elbow.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

That shows just how widely held these companies have become in the run-up to their IPOs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Koen Hoorelbeke, investment and options strategist at Saxo Bank, also noted that a deeper reading of the VIX, a key measure of market volatility, shows clear signs of near-term risks.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

This is implicit in the chart above, which shows the slope of the fair-value line becoming nearly flat.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

“Sometimes you’re forced to make a decision that shows you who you really are, and it turns out who you really are is a coward.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse