I was wondering if you were going to show up today.
Source: tatoeba (1464)
Show
/ʃəʊ/
Synonyms for "show" (1097 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (220)
Noun(35 words)
displaya projectalgorithm outputsaluminum can projectany evidenceappearanceart museum exhibitas demonstrated bybadgebe producedbig leaguesblazonsbroadcastbroadcastscablecastscarnivalscommunication form styleconcertconstructed exampledata reveal
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data signaldazzledemo circuitdemoingdemonstratedemonstrate duetdemonstrate skillsdemonstrated abilitydemonstrated forcefulnessdemonstratingdemonstrating a trenddemonstrationdemonstration modeldemonstration toolsdescribe events
accompanyaccordaccount foractingadvertiseaffectaffectationaffectednessaffordafford proof ofaimairairinessairsairs and gracesalibiallegeallegorizeantimasqueapology
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apparent characterappearappearanceappearancesapprovearguearisearrayarriveartificialityascertainattestattitudinizingattractionaudience successauthenticateauto showballetbarebazaarbe conspicuousbe evidentbe indicative ofbe noticeablebe revealedbe seenbe significant ofbe symptomatic ofbe visiblebearbear outbecome manifestbecome visiblebenefitbespeakbestowbetokenbetraybillblazonblindblow inbluffbluffingboastboat showbombbombastbragbrandishbravurabreakbreak the sealbreathebrilliancybring forthbring forwardbring home tobring into viewbring outbring to lightbring to noticebroadcastbroadcast dramabroaden the mindburlesque showcabaretcamouflagecatechizecertifychancecharacterizationcharacterizecharadecheatingcinchcinecinemacivilizeclarifyclear upcliff hangerclinchcloakcloset dramacolorcoloringcomecome forthcome forwardcome in sightcome outcome to handcome to lightcomedy dramacommercial complexconductconduct toconfirmconnotecontrastcorroboratecosmoramacovercover storycover upcover-upcrackcritical successcrop outcycloramadangledaringdashdaytime serialdeal indebutdeceptiondecipherdelusiondelusivenessdemonstratedemonstrationdemythologizedenominatedenominationdenotationdenotedepictdesignationdeterminedevelopdevice
Adjective(6 words)
Verb(26 words)
adducedbe observed in databear witnessbespeaksbetrayedbring out bookletcommunicatecommunicatedcommunicatesconvey feelingsdemodemoeddemonstratedemonstrate a hypothesisdemonstrate conceptdemonstrate evidencedemonstrate irrigationdemonstrate methodsdemonstrate resultsdemonstrate truth
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Strong matches (329)
Noun(66 words)
diagram exampledirectdisclosedisguisesdisplay attributedisplay bottledisplay datadisplay graphdisplay item labeldisplay modeldisplay modelsdisplay of defiancedisplay standarddisplay systemdisplayingdisplaysemoteenergy transfer exampleescortevidence gatherings
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evidenced byevidenced trendevidencesevidences a claimevidences a patternevidences improvementevidencingevidencing claimevidencing masteryevidencing reasoningevidencing results chartevidencingsexampleexhibitexhibit presentationexhibitsexpress in component formexpression mediumfandangofeintsfigurerflashesflashingflexflexesforcefully presentedform of instructionfrecklegallery displaygiggigginggroup projects presentationguideillustrateillustrate cyclesillustratingindicateindicate patternindicating evidenceindicator signalinteractive exhibitis presentitalian rivelareleadlesson samplelikelihood evidence
dialoguedifferentiatedifferentiationdioramadirectdirect todisclosedisclosurediscoverdisguisedismaskdisplaydisportdissemblancedissemblingdissimulationdivulgedocumentary dramadramadramalogue
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dramatic playdramatic seriesdramaticsdramatizedraw the veilduodramaduologueeclateclipseedifyeducateeffectejectelucidateembarrassembodyemergeemporiumenactenactmentenlightenentailenterentertainmentepic theaterescortestablishetalageeuhemerizeevidenceevinceexcuseexemplifyexhibitexhibitionexhibitionismexperimental theaterexplainexplain awayexplicateexpoexposeexpose to viewexpositexpositionexposureexpoundexpressexpressionexteriorexteriorsexternal appearanceexternalsextravaganzafacadefacefade infailurefairfakeryfakingfallaciousnessfalse airfalse appearancefalse frontfalse lightfalse showfalsenessfalsityfanfarefanfaronadefarewell performancefeigned belieffeigningfeintfigurefilmfingeringfixflairflashflauntflauntingflea fairflea marketflesh showflickflopflourishfollowfollow fromfour-flushingfraudfrontfurnish evidencegassergaudinessgeoramagetget ingiltgive awaygive evidencegive indication ofgive instructiongive lessons ingive reason forgive signgive the meaninggive tokengiveawayglareglossgo to showgrand guignolgrandstandgroundguideguisehandlehappeninghave a caseheave in sighthighlighthinthistrionicshithit showholdhold goodhold waterhumbughumbuggeryhypocrisyidealizationidentificationidentifyilluminateillumineillusionismillusionistillusivenessillustrateimageimmaterialityimpartimplyimpostureimpressionimprovisational dramaincarnateindicateindicationindicativenessinforminsincerityinstructinvolveissueissue forthjudgelame excuselay barelay openlay outleadlead tolegitimate dramalet daylight inlet outlight showlikenesslocus standilooklook forthlook-inloomloom largemagicmagic actmagic showmagicianmakemake a show ofmake clearmake good
Verb(51 words)
directeddisplay a chartdisplayedemotedemotesestablishevidenceevidencedevidences a trendevidences progressevidencing dataevidencing observationsevidencing resultsevidencing trendevinceevincedevincingexemplifiedexemplifiesexemplifying
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exhibitexhibitedexhibitingexplainsexpressexpress ideasexpressedexpressesexpressingexternalizeexternalizedfind evidenceflashedgerman demonstrierenidentifiesillustrate trendillustratedillustratesincriminateindicateindicate a steady increaseindicate directionindicate findingsindicate growthindicate resultsindicate trendindicatedindicatesindicatingintroducedleave a trace
Adjective(6 words)
dominant signalentertainingextensive research evidenceexternal featureillustrative diagramliving network layout
Related words (548)
make knownmake outmake plainmake the scenemanifestmanifestationmannerismmarkmarketmarket overtmarketplacemartmaskmasquemasqueradematerializemeanmeaningmeet the gazemelodrama
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mere externalsmere showmeretriciousnessminstrel showmiraclemiracle playmonodramamonologuemoralitymorality playmortifymotion picturemountmoviemoving picturemusic dramamusicalmusical revuemyrioramamysterymystery playnail downnamingnoteoccasionofferopenopen marketopen the eyesopen upopeningoperaopportunityostensible motiveostentostentationoutoutcropoutshineoutward appearanceoutward showovershadowpageantpageantrypaintpanel showpanoplypanoramapantomimeparadepassion playpastoralpastoral dramapeep outpeerperformperformancephantasmagoriaphotoplaypicking outpicturepicture showpiecepilotplayplayactingplayletplazapleadplotpoint outpoint out topoint the waypoint topointingpointing outpointing topomppoor excusepopularizeportrayposeposingposturepremierepresentpresentationpresentmentprestidigitationpretencepretensepretensionpretentiousnesspretextproblem playproclaimproduceproductionprofferprogrammeprojectprojectionprosperoprotestationproveprove to beprove trueprunes and prismspsychedelic showpsychodramapublic imagepublic motiveput offput onput rightput to shameput-offput-onputting on airsquiz showradio dramaraise the curtainrationalizereachreadrear its headrecitalrecordreeducatereflectrefugeregisterremove all doubtrepresentrepresentationretrospectiverevealreviewrevuerialtoring upriseroll outroutesayschoolscreenseesee the lightseemingselectionsellsemblancesensational playserialset at restset forthset outset rightset straightsettlesettle the mattershamsharpen the witsshed light uponshepherdshifting sceneshineshine outshine throughshopping centershopping mallshopping plazashotshow forthshow howshow offshow signs ofshow the wayshow throughshow upshowingshowing offshowing-offsightsignsignalizesignificationsignifysimplifysimulacrumsimulationsitcomsituation comedysketchskitsleight of handsmoke screensoapsoap operasociodramasolvesorcerersorceryspeak for itselfspeak volumesspecificationspecious appearancespeciousnessspectaclespell outsplashsplendorsplurgesportspotlightspreadsqueakstagestage playstage presentationstage showstaginessstalking horsestalking-horsestandstand forstand forthstand outstaplesteerstraight dramastratagemstreamstream forthstreet marketstrike the eyestrip barestylishnesssubmitsubstantiatesubterfugesuccesssuggestsuggestionsuperficialitysupplysurface appearancesurface showsuspense dramaswaggerswan songsymbolizesymptomaticnesssymptomatizesymptomizetableautableau vivanttalk showteachteach a lessonteach the rudimentsteleplaytelevision dramatelevision playtelltend to showtestifytestimonialtheater of crueltytheatrical performancetheatricsthrow light upontimetokentom showtotal theatertrade fairtranscribetricktrottrot outtryoutturn upunactualityuncloakuncoverundrapeunearthunfoldunfoldingunfoldmentunfurlunkennelunlockunmaskunnaturalnessunpackunravelunrealityunrollunscreenunsheatheunshroudunsubstantialityunveilunveilingunwrapupstageushervain showvariety showvarnishvarnishing dayvaudevillevauntvehicleveilveneerverifyvernissagevirtuositywavewindow dressingword-of-mouth successwork
Noun(130 words)
make visiblemanifestingmasqueradesmirroringmirrorsmodelmodel building exercisemodel formmodel population dynamicsmodel schoolmodel sentencemodel textmodelingmodeling instruction descriptormodeling interactionsmodeling toolsmonkeyshinemore presentmost ecological outputnormal force concept
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open number-linepaddockingparadespattern taskspeekpeepsperformanceperformancesperformingph demonstration sampleplay segmentpoint conceptpoint outpointing wordpointsprancingpresentpresent archaic formpresent basispresent conditionpresent condition datapresent datapresent eventpresent formpresent grouppresent informationpresent progressivepresent recordspresent resultspresent testimonialspresent testimonials in portfoliopresent valuepresentationpresentspreviewpreviewingproduced byproducing resultsproductionproductionsprogrammesproject based activityproject organizationproject promptproject questionproject resultsprojectsproof from experimentsprototype planprovepyramids project displayquarterly patternradio broadcastrecitalreflected imagereflectingreportsrevealrevealingroadmaprodeossample for analysissample productscreeningscreensset-out displaysignsignalsignal amendment intentsignal intentsignal processessignaled intentsignallingsignals desiresignify approvalspanish representarspectaclestate departmentsstate descriptor valuestate of charge percentagestompstrongly evidencedsurfacesswedish group presentationswedish produceratableteacher grade air-dry clayteaching datateaching exampleteaching itemsteaching methodsteaching model demonstrationteaching subjecttelecastto programtourtrace oftrace route outputtrickingunveilvarietyverbverifyviewview offline statusviewswalkswater cycle diagramweekly patternedzibit
Verb(52 words)
manifestedmaterialize evidencemodeledpeeredperform experimentspicturepinpointedpointpresentpresent evidencepresentedpresented datapresentingpreviewedprojectedproveprove a skillprovide evidenceproviding evidenceread
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Determiner(1 words)
most present
Adjective(19 words)
nonregional exhibitnotable exhibitobservable signalopen number lineplanned performanceplentiful evidencepointedpresent findingspresent tense formpresent tensesprojected growthred display systemreliable evidencesensory presentationshown color changeshown evidencetangible featureunambiguous signalvisible evidence
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: display, a project, accompany, accord, account for.
- demonstrate: 'Demonstrate' implies proof or instruction, you show results, but you demonstrate a method or principle.
- Sentence evidence is available for show, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse, moby, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "show".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "show"
Keep "show" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "show" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "show", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "show" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
How these synonyms differ
- demonstrate - 'Demonstrate' implies proof or instruction, you show results, but you demonstrate a method or principle.
- display - 'Display' suggests deliberate presentation for an audience, putting something on show rather than casually pointing it out.
- indicate - 'Indicate' is analytical, data indicates a trend, symptoms indicate a condition. It's about evidence, not spectacle.
- reveal - 'Reveal' adds drama, it implies something was hidden and is now being exposed, intentionally or not.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
43 entriesShowing 16 of 43 words.
More specific
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
Collocations
9 entriesart showclassroom showfashion showpublic showscience showtalent showtalk showtelevision showtrade show
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
8 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesTranslations
50 translations across 36 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- مَعْرِض noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Bulgarian
1 entries- и́зложба noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- پیشانگا noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 展覽會 /展览会 noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Czech
2 entries- přehlídka noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
- výstava noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Dutch
2 entries- expositie noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
- tentoonstelling noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Finnish
2 entries- esittely noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
- näyttely noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
French
1 entries- exposition noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Greek
1 entries- έκθεση noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Hebrew
1 entries- מוֹפָע noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Hungarian
2 entries- bemutató noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
- kiállítás noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Italian
2 entries- esibizione noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
- mostra noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Japanese
1 entries- 展示会 noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Kazakh
1 entries- көрме noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Korean
1 entries- 전시회 noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Latin
1 entries- ostentus noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Macedonian
1 entries- изложба noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Malay
3 entries- pameran noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
- penontonan noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
- pertunjukan noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Maltese
2 entries- essibizjoni noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
- wirja noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- نمایش noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Polish
1 entries- show noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Portuguese
2 entries- exposição noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
- mostra noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Romanian
1 entries- expoziție noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Russian
1 entries- вы́ставка noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Scots
1 entries- shaw noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- taisbeanadh noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- ìzložba noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
- ѝзложба noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Spanish
1 entries- exposición noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Swahili
1 entries- maonyesho noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Swedish
2 entries- uppvisning noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
- utställning noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Tamil
2 entries- கண்காட்சி noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
- பொருட்காட்சி noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Telugu
1 entries- ప్రదర్శనం noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Turkish
1 entries- şov noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Ukrainian
2 entries- ви́ставка noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
- експози́ція noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Vietnamese
1 entries- triển lãm noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Welsh
2 entries- arddangosfa noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
- sioe noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
Sample sentences
56 total sentences available.
The people who come on the Maury Povich show often make pretentious claims about their lovers cheating on them.
Source: tatoeba (1957)
If you teach me how to dance, I will show you my hidden scars.
Source: tatoeba (2185)
Look carefully. I'm going to show you how it's done.
Source: tatoeba (2325)
Showing 4 of 56 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "show"?
Closest matches include display, a project, accompany, accord, account for.
How is "demonstrate" different from "show"?
'Demonstrate' implies proof or instruction, you show results, but you demonstrate a method or principle.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "show"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.