Show

//ʃəʊ//

Synonyms for "show" (758 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (152)

display prove appearance arrive demonstrate demonstration exhibition express indicate materialize picture read testify turn up usher accompany accord account for acting advertise

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affect affectation affectedness afford afford proof of aim air airiness airs airs and graces alibi allege allegorize antimasque apology apparent character appear appearances approve argue arise array artificiality ascertain attest attitudinizing attraction audience success authenticate auto show ballet bare bazaar be conspicuous be evident be indicative of be noticeable be revealed be seen be significant of be symptomatic of be visible bear bear out become manifest become visible benefit bespeak bestow betoken betray big leagues bill blazon blind blow in bluff bluffing boast boat show bomb bombast brag brandish bravura break break the seal breathe brilliancy bring forth bring forward bring home to bring into view bring out bring to light bring to notice broadcast broadcast drama broaden the mind burlesque show cabaret camouflage catechize certify chance characterization characterize charade cheating cinch cine cinema civilize clarify clear up cliff hanger clinch cloak closet drama color coloring come come forth come forward come in sight come out come to hand come to light comedy drama commercial complex conduct conduct to confirm connote contrast corroborate cosmorama cover cover story cover up cover-up crack

Verb(8 words)

demonstrate exhibit indicate prove show up arrive bear witness bewray

Noun(2 words)

appearance big leagues

Strong matches (227)

critical success crop out cyclorama dangle daring dash daytime serial deal in debut deception decipher delusion delusiveness demythologize denominate denomination denotation denote depict designation

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determine develop device dialogue differentiate differentiation diorama direct direct to disclose disclosure discover disguise dismask disport dissemblance dissembling dissimulation divulge documentary drama drama dramalogue dramatic play dramatic series dramatics dramatize draw the veil duodrama duologue eclat eclipse edify educate effect eject elucidate embarrass embody emerge emporium enact enactment enlighten entail enter entertainment epic theater escort establish etalage euhemerize evidence evince excuse exemplify exhibit exhibitionism experimental theater explain explain away explicate expo expose expose to view exposit exposition exposure expound expression exterior exteriors external appearance externals extravaganza facade face fade in failure fair fakery faking fallaciousness false air false appearance false front false light false show falseness falsity fanfare fanfaronade farewell performance façade feigned belief feigning feint figure film fingering fix flair flash flaunt flaunting flea fair flea market flesh show flick flop flourish follow follow from four-flushing fraud front furnish evidence gasser gaudiness georama get get in gilt give away give evidence give indication of give instruction give lessons in give reason for give sign give the meaning give token giveaway glare gloss go to show grand guignol grandstand ground guide guise handle happening have a case heave in sight highlight hint histrionics hit hit show hold hold good hold water humbug humbuggery hypocrisy idealization identification identify illuminate illumine illusionism illusionist illusiveness illustrate image immateriality impart imply imposture impression improvisational drama incarnate indication indicativeness inform insincerity instruct involve issue issue forth judge lame excuse lay bare lay open lay out lead lead to legitimate drama let daylight in

Verb(11 words)

demo depict depicture designate display establish evidence evince express flaunt hang

Noun(7 words)

demonstration display exhibition exposition façade front illustration

Related words (379)

let out light show likeness locus standi look look forth look-in loom loom large magic magic act magic show magician make make a show of make clear make good make known make out make plain

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make the scene manifest manifestation mannerism mark market market overt marketplace mart mask masque masquerade mean meaning meet the gaze melodrama mere externals mere show meretriciousness minstrel show miracle miracle play monodrama monologue morality morality play mortify motion picture mount movie moving picture music drama musical musical revue myriorama mystery mystery play nail down naming note occasion offer open open market open the eyes open up opening opera opportunity ostensible motive ostent ostentation out outcrop outshine outward appearance outward show overshadow pageant pageantry paint panel show panoply panorama pantomime parade passion play pastoral pastoral drama peep out peer perform performance phantasmagoria photoplay picking out picture show piece pilot play playacting playlet plaza plead plot point out to point the way point to pointing pointing out pointing to pomp poor excuse popularize portray pose posing posture premiere present presentation presentment prestidigitation pretence pretense pretension pretentiousness pretext problem play proclaim produce production proffer program programme project projection prospero protestation prove to be prove true prunes and prisms psychedelic show psychodrama public image public motive put off put on put right put to shame put-off put-on putting on airs quiz show radio drama raise the curtain rationalize reach rear its head recital record reeducate reflect refuge register remove all doubt represent representation retrospective reveal review revue rialto ring up rise roll out route say school screen see see the light seeming selection sell semblance sensational play serial set at rest set forth set out set right set straight settle settle the matter sham sharpen the wits shed light upon shepherd shifting scene shine shine out shine through shopping center shopping mall shopping plaza shot show forth show how show off show signs of show the way show through show up showing showing off showing-off sight sign signalize signification signify simplify simulacrum simulation sitcom situation comedy sketch skit sleight of hand smoke screen soap soap opera sociodrama solve sorcerer sorcery speak for itself speak volumes specification specious appearance speciousness spectacle spell out splash splendor splurge sport spotlight spread squeak stage stage play stage presentation stage show staginess stalking horse stalking-horse stand stand for stand forth stand out staple steer straight drama stratagem stream stream forth street market strike the eye strip bare stylishness submit substantiate subterfuge success suggest suggestion superficiality supply surface appearance surface show suspense drama swagger swan song symbolize symptomaticness symptomatize symptomize tableau tableau vivant talk show teach teach a lesson teach the rudiments teleplay television drama television play tell tend to show testimonial theater of cruelty theatrical performance theatrics throw light upon time token tom show total theater trade fair transcribe trick trot trot out tryout unactuality uncloak uncover undrape unearth unfold unfolding unfoldment unfurl unkennel unlock unmask unnaturalness unpack unravel unreality unroll unscreen unsheathe unshroud unsubstantiality unveil unveiling unwrap upstage vain show variety show varnish varnishing day vaudeville vaunt vehicle veil veneer verify vernissage virtuosity wave window dressing word-of-mouth success work

Verb(17 words)

parade picture point point out present read record register render reveal rub one's nose in shew show off testify usher visiblize write

Noun(6 words)

program(me)proof series shive superficiality trace

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.

14 relation types

More general

34 entries

affirm alter amusement appear change conduct confirm convey corroborate demo demonstration direct entertainment feigning guide indicate

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Antonyms

6 entries

and tell conceal disprove hide tell

Synonyms

18 entries

appearance arrive big leagues demonstrate demonstration display exhibition express façade indicate materialize picture program prove read testify

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Related terms

6 entries

show-stopper show-stopping showcase showdown showman showpiece

at location

6 entries

auditaurium opera television theater theatre vegas

causes

1 entries

see

derived

215 entries

I'll show you TV show after the Lord Mayor's show air show all over the show all show and no go auto show bad show bench show big show bloody show boat show bottle show call-in show car show chat show

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distinct from

1 entries

hide

etymologically related_to

5 entries

caution caveat gaum haw sheen

has context

4 entries

baseball medicine mining racing

is a

3 entries

entertainment social event spectacle

manner of

3 entries

appear race read

related to

54 entries

act and tell appearance belly blood broadway broadway play business candle concert dance demonstrate demonstration discharge display entertainment

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used for

20 entries

audience brighten spirits display product do during date education enjoyment entertain entertain parents entertain people entertain yourself entertained entertainment fun illustrate point people to perform in relaxation

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Translations

540 translations across 124 languages.

Albanian

1 entries

tregoj verb (to display)

Ancient Greek

4 entries

θέα noun (entertainment)
δείκνυμι verb (to display)
φαίνω verb (to display)
φαίνω verb (to be visible)

Arabic

4 entries

إِظْهَار noun (demonstration)
اِسْتِعْرَاض noun (entertainment)
بَرْنَامَج noun (broadcast program(me))
عَرْض noun (entertainment)

Armenian

4 entries

թատերախաղ noun (entertainment)
ներկայացում noun (entertainment)
շոու noun (entertainment)
ցույց տալ verb (to display)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

3 entries

ܡܲܚܘܹܐ verb (to display)
ܡܲܚܙܹܐ verb (to display)
ܡܲܪܗܹܐ verb (to display)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

tamaşa noun (entertainment)
göstərmək verb (to display)

Belarusian

4 entries

відо́вішча noun (entertainment)
пака́з noun (entertainment)
спекта́кль noun (entertainment)
спэкта́кль noun (entertainment)

Bengali

1 entries

দেখানো verb (to display)

Bilarian

2 entries

демонстра́ция noun (demonstration)
пока́зване noun (demonstration)

Breton

3 entries

diskouez verb (to display)
diskouez verb (to indicate (a fact) to be true)
dont war-wel verb (to be visible)

Bulgarian

4 entries

зре́лище noun (entertainment)
и́зложба noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
по́казност noun (mere display)
представле́ние noun (entertainment)

Burmese

3 entries

ရှိုး noun (entertainment)
ပြ verb (to display)
ပြသ verb (to display)

Catalan

4 entries

espectacle noun (entertainment)
programa noun (broadcast program(me))
demostrar verb (to indicate (a fact) to be true)
ensenyar verb (to display)

Central Kurdish

3 entries

پیشانگا noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
پیشاندان verb (to display)
پیشاندان verb (to indicate (a fact) to be true)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎠᎪᏩᏛᏗᎭ verb (to display)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries

騷 /骚 noun (entertainment)
展示 verb (to display)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

展覽會 /展览会 noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
演出 noun (entertainment)
秀 noun (entertainment)
節目 /节目 noun (broadcast program(me))

Czech

4 entries

podívaná noun (entertainment)
pořad noun (broadcast program(me))
předvedení noun (demonstration)
přehlídka noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)

Danish

2 entries

show noun (entertainment)
vise verb (to display)

Dutch

4 entries

expositie noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
show noun (entertainment)
tentoonstelling noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
voorstelling noun (entertainment)

Elfdalian

1 entries

lat sją̊ verb (to display)

Esperanto

4 entries

spektaklo noun (entertainment)
ŝajno noun (mere display)
gvidi verb (to guide or escort)
montri verb (to display)

Estonian

1 entries

näitama verb (to display)

Faroese

2 entries

sýna verb (to display)
vísa verb (to display)

Finnish

4 entries

demonstraatio noun (demonstration)
esittely noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
esitys noun (entertainment)
näytelmä noun (entertainment)

French

4 entries

démonstration noun (demonstration)
exposition noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
festival noun (entertainment)
spectacle noun (entertainment)

Friulian

1 entries

mostrâ verb (to display)

Galician

2 entries

amosar verb (to display)
mostrar verb (to display)

Georgian

3 entries

სპექტაკლი noun (entertainment)
წარმოდგენა noun (entertainment)
ჩვენება verb (to display)

German

4 entries

Demonstration noun (demonstration)
Programm noun (broadcast program(me))
Schau noun (entertainment)
Schau noun (demonstration)

Gothic

3 entries

𐌰𐌿𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to display)
𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to indicate (a fact) to be true)
𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 verb (to display)

Greek

4 entries

έκθεση noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
εκπομπή noun (broadcast program(me))
επίδειξη noun (demonstration)
θέαμα noun (entertainment)

Greenlandic

1 entries

ersersippaa verb (to display)

Gujarati

2 entries

દેખાડવું verb (to display)
બતાવું verb (to display)

Haitian Creole

1 entries

montre verb (to display)

Hebrew

4 entries

הַצָּגָה noun (entertainment)
הוֹפָעָה noun (entertainment)
מוֹפָע noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
תָּכְנִית noun (broadcast program(me))

Hindi

3 entries

तमाशा noun (entertainment)
शो noun (entertainment)
दिखाना verb (to display)

Hungarian

4 entries

bemutató noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
demonstráció noun (demonstration)
előadás noun (entertainment)
fitogtatás noun (demonstration)

Icelandic

1 entries

sýna verb (to display)

Indonesian

4 entries

acara noun (broadcast program(me))
pertunjukan noun (entertainment)
programa noun (broadcast program(me))
tunjuk verb (to display)

Ingrian

1 entries

näyttää verb (to display)

Interlingua

1 entries

monstrar verb (to display)

Iranian Persian

3 entries

تَماشا noun (entertainment)
شُوْ noun (broadcast program(me))
نَمایِش noun (entertainment)

Irish

4 entries

clár noun (broadcast program(me))
seó noun (entertainment)
seó noun (broadcast program(me))
léirigh verb (to indicate (a fact) to be true)

Italian

4 entries

esibizione noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
mostra noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
programma noun (broadcast program(me))
spettacolo noun (entertainment)

Japanese

4 entries

お印 noun (bloody mucus discharge leading up to labor)
ショー noun (entertainment)
ショー noun (broadcast program(me))
公演 noun (entertainment)

Javanese

1 entries

meruhi verb (to display)

Kaitag

1 entries

чибижиха́ра verb (to display)

Kannada

1 entries

ತೋರಿಸು verb (to display)

Kashmiri

1 entries

ہاوُن verb (to display)

Kashubian

1 entries

pòkôzac verb (to display)

Kaurna

1 entries

mikangkanthi verb (to display)

Kazakh

4 entries

көрме noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
көрініс noun (entertainment)
шоу noun (entertainment)
қойылым noun (entertainment)

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries

āá verb (to display)

Khmer

3 entries

ល្ខោន noun (entertainment)
ណែ verb (to display)
បង្ហាញ verb (to display)

Kituba

1 entries

monisa verb (to display)

Korean

4 entries

쇼 noun (entertainment)
쇼 noun (broadcast program(me))
전시회 noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
프로그램 noun (broadcast program(me))

Kyrgyz

4 entries

көрүнүш noun (entertainment)
спектакль noun (entertainment)
шоу noun (entertainment)
көргөзүү verb (to display)

Lao

2 entries

ລະຄອນ noun (entertainment)
ສະແດງ verb (to display)

Latgalian

1 entries

ruodeit verb (to display)

Latin

4 entries

ostentus noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
ostentus noun (demonstration)
spectaculum noun (entertainment)
designo verb (to display)

Latvian

2 entries

parādīt verb (to display)
rādīt verb (to display)

Lingala

2 entries

lakisa verb (to display)
monisa verb (to display)

Lithuanian

2 entries

parodyti verb (to display)
rodyti verb (to display)

Low German

1 entries

wiesen verb (to display)

Lushootseed

1 entries

ʔugʷus verb (to guide or escort)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

weisen verb (to display)

Macedonian

4 entries

емисија noun (entertainment)
емисија noun (broadcast program(me))
изложба noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
претстава noun (entertainment)

Malay

4 entries

acara noun (broadcast program(me))
cerita noun (broadcast program(me))
pameran noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
penontonan noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)

Maltese

3 entries

essibizjoni noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
spettaklu noun (entertainment)
wirja noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)

Maore Comorian

1 entries

uenyesa verb (to display)

Marathi

1 entries

दाखवणे verb (to display)

Mauritian Creole

1 entries

montre verb (to display)

Middle French

1 entries

monstrer verb (to display)

Mongolian

1 entries

үзэсгэлэн verb (to display)

Māori

1 entries

tītohu verb (to display)

Norman

1 entries

montrer verb (to display)

Northern Sami

2 entries

vuosẹhit verb (to display)
čájẹhit verb (to display)

Norwegian

2 entries

vise verb (to display)
vise verb (to indicate (a fact) to be true)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries

program noun (broadcast program(me))
show noun (entertainment)
show noun (broadcast program(me))

Old English

1 entries

ætīewan verb (to display)

Old French

3 entries

monstrer verb (to display)
mostrer verb (to display)
mustrer verb (to display)

Old Irish

2 entries

do·adbat verb (to display)
do·aisféna verb (to indicate (a fact) to be true)

Old Occitan

1 entries

mostrar verb (to display)

Oromo

1 entries

agarsiisuu verb (to display)

Oscan

1 entries

𐌃𐌄𐌝𐌊𐌖𐌌 verb (to display)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries

اویون noun (entertainment)
شان noun (mere display)
طنطنه noun (mere display)
نمایش noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)

Persian

3 entries

نشان دادن verb (to display)
نشان دادن verb (to indicate (a fact) to be true)
نمودن verb (to display)

Pitjantjatjara

1 entries

nintini verb (to display)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

wiesen (nds) verb (to display)

Polish

4 entries

pokaz noun (entertainment)
show noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
wystawa noun (entertainment)
pokazać verb (to display)

Portuguese

4 entries

demonstração noun (demonstration)
espetáculo noun (entertainment)
exposição noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
mostra noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)

Punjabi

1 entries

ਤਮਾਸ਼ਾ noun (entertainment)

Quechua

1 entries

rikuchiy verb (to display)

Romanian

4 entries

demonstrație noun (demonstration)
emisiune noun (broadcast program(me))
expoziție noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
program noun (broadcast program(me))

Romansch

1 entries

mussar verb (to display)

Russian

4 entries

вы́ставка noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
демонстра́ция noun (demonstration)
зре́лище noun (entertainment)
переда́ча noun (broadcast program(me))

Sanskrit

1 entries

दिशति verb (to display)

Scots

4 entries

shaw noun (entertainment)
shaw noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
shaw noun (demonstration)
shaw noun (broadcast program(me))

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

taisbeanadh noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
taisbeanadh noun (demonstration)
taisbeanadh noun (mere display)
seall verb (to display)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

demonstrácija noun (demonstration)
prèdstava noun (entertainment)
ìzložba noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
šȍu noun (entertainment)

Slovak

4 entries

predstavenie noun (entertainment)
šou noun (entertainment)
šou noun (broadcast program(me))
ukazovať verb (to display)

Slovene

4 entries

oddaja noun (entertainment)
predstava noun (entertainment)
šov noun (entertainment)
kazati verb (to display)

Spanish

4 entries

demostración noun (demonstration)
espectáculo noun (entertainment)
exposición noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
festival noun (entertainment)

Swahili

4 entries

maonyesho noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
maonyesho noun (demonstration)
shoo noun (entertainment)
onyesha verb (to display)

Swedish

4 entries

demonstration noun (demonstration)
program noun (broadcast program(me))
show noun (entertainment)
uppvisning noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)

Tagalog

4 entries

pagtatanghal noun (entertainment)
palabas noun (entertainment)
palabas noun (broadcast program(me))
programa noun (broadcast program(me))

Tajik

3 entries

намоиш noun (entertainment)
тамошо noun (entertainment)
нишон додан verb (to display)

Tamil

4 entries

கண்காட்சி noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
நிகழ்ச்சி noun (entertainment)
நிகழ்ச்சி noun (broadcast program(me))
பகட்டு noun (mere display)

Telugu

3 entries

ప్రదర్శనం noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
ప్రదర్శనం noun (demonstration)
చూపించు verb (to display)

Thai

4 entries

ละคร noun (entertainment)
ละคร noun (broadcast program(me))
โชว์ noun (entertainment)
ชี้แจง verb (to display)

Turkish

4 entries

gösteri noun (entertainment)
gösteri noun (broadcast program(me))
program noun (broadcast program(me))
şov noun (entertainment)

Turkmen

1 entries

görkezmek verb (to display)

Ugaritic

1 entries

𐎁𐎙𐎊 verb (to display)

Ukrainian

4 entries

ви́ставка noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
видо́вище noun (entertainment)
виста́ва noun (entertainment)
експози́ція noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)

Upper Sorbian

2 entries

pokazać verb (to display)
pokazować verb (to display)

Urdu

4 entries

تَماشا noun (entertainment)
تَماشَہ noun (entertainment)
شو noun (entertainment)
دکھانا verb (to display)

Uyghur

2 entries

تاماشا noun (entertainment)
كۆرۈنۈش noun (entertainment)

Uzbek

4 entries

koʻrinish noun (entertainment)
shou noun (entertainment)
spektakl noun (entertainment)
tomosha noun (entertainment)

Vietnamese

4 entries

biểu diễn noun (entertainment)
chương trình noun (broadcast program(me))
triển lãm noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
trình diễn noun (entertainment)

Walloon

4 entries

dimostrer verb (to indicate (a fact) to be true)
esse grosse verb (to have a big belly, as pregnant)
mostrer verb (to display)
mostrer verb (to indicate (a fact) to be true)

Welsh

4 entries

arddangosfa noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)
rhaglen noun (broadcast program(me))
sioe noun (entertainment)
sioe noun (exhibition — see also exhibition)

Yakut

1 entries

көрдөр verb (to display)

Yiddish

1 entries

ווײַזן verb (to display)

Sample sentences

56 total sentences available.

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I was wondering if you were going to show up today.

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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.

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Look carefully. I'm going to show you how it's done.

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