show

Word Type

v. t.

show Meaning Definition

To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the person or thing seeing or beholding; as, to show a house; show your colors; shopkeepers show customers goods (show goods to customers).

Synonyms for show

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theater,escort,establish,etalage,euhemerize,evidence,evince,excuse,exemplify,exhibit,exhibition,exhibitionism,experimental theater,explain,explain away,explicate,expo,expose,expose to view,exposit,exposition,exposure,expound,express,expression,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,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,grandstand,ground,guide,guise,handle,happening,have a case,heave in sight,highlight,hint,histrionics,hit,hit show,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,indicate,indication,indicativeness,inform,insincerity,instruct,involve,issue,issue forth,lame excuse,lay bare,lay open,lay out,lead,lead to,legitimate drama,let daylight in,let out,light show,likeness,locus standi,look forth,look-in,loom,loom large,magic,magic act,magic show,magician,make clear,make good,make known,make out,make plain,make the scene,manifest,manifestation,mannerism,mark,market,market overt,marketplace,mart,mask,masque,masquerade,materialize,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,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,ostensible motive,ostent,ostentation,out,outcrop,outshine,outward appearance,outward show,overshadow,pageant,pageantry,panel show,panoply,panorama,pantomime,parade,pastoral,pastoral drama,peep out,perform,performance,phantasmagoria,photoplay,picking out,picture,picture show,piece,pilot,play,playacting,playlet,plaza,plead,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,pretense,pretension,pretentiousness,pretext,problem play,proclaim,produce,production,proffer,project,projection,protestation,prove,prove to be,prove true,prunes and prisms,psychedelic show,psychodrama,public image,public motive,put on,put right,put to shame,put-off,put-on,putting on airs,quiz show,radio drama,raise the curtain,rationalize,reach,read,rear its head,record,reeducate,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,sight,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,splurge,sport,spotlight,spread,squeak,stage,stage play,stage presentation,stage show,staginess,stalking-horse,stand for,stand forth,stand out,staple,steer,straight drama,stratagem,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,testify,theater of cruelty,theatrical performance,theatrics,throw light upon,time,token,total theater,trade fair,trick,trot out,tryout,turn up,unactuality,uncloak,uncover,undrape,unfold,unfolding,unfoldment,unfurl,unkennel,unlock,unmask,unnaturalness,unpack,unravel,unreality,unroll,unscreen,unsheathe,unshroud,unsubstantiality,unveil,unveiling,unwrap,upstage,usher,vain show,variety show,varnish,varnishing day,vaudeville,vaunt,vehicle,veil,veneer,verify,vernissage,wave,window dressing,word-of-mouth success,work

Synonym Search Links for show

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to handcome to lightcomedy dramacommercial complexconductconduct toconfirmconnotecontrastcorroboratecosmoramacovercover storycover-upcrackcritical successcrop outcycloramadangledaringdashdaytime serialdeal indebutdeceptiondecipherdelusiondelusivenessdemonstratedemonstrationdemythologizedenominatedenominationdenotationdenotedepictdesignationdeterminedevelopdevicedialoguedifferentiatedifferentiationdioramadirectdirect todisclosedisclosurediscoverdisguisedismaskdisplaydisportdissemblancedissemblingdissimulationdivulgedocumentary dramadramadramaloguedramatic playdramatic seriesdramaticsdramatizedraw the veilduodramaduologueeclateclipseedifyeffectelucidateembarrassembodyemergeemporiumenactenactmentenlightenentailenterentertainmentepic theaterescortestablishetalageeuhemerizeevidenceevinceexcuseexemplifyexhibitexhibitionexhibitionismexperimental theaterexplainexplain awayexplicateexpoexposeexpose to viewexpositexpositionexposureexpoundexpressexpressionexteriorsexternal 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 showgrandstandgroundguideguisehandlehappeninghave a caseheave in sighthighlighthinthistrionicshithit showhold goodhold waterhumbughumbuggeryhypocrisyidealizationidentificationidentifyilluminateillumineillusionismillusionistillusivenessillustrateimageimmaterialityimpartimplyimpostureimpressionimprovisational dramaincarnateindicateindicationindicativenessinforminsincerityinstructinvolveissueissue forthlame excuselay barelay openlay outleadlead tolegitimate dramalet daylight inlet outlight showlikenesslocus standilook forthlook-inloomloom largemagicmagic actmagic showmagicianmake clearmake goodmake knownmake outmake plainmake the scenemanifestmanifestationmannerismmarkmarketmarket overtmarketplacemartmaskmasquemasqueradematerializemeanmeaningmeet the gazemelodramamere externalsmere showmeretriciousnessminstrel showmiraclemiracle playmonodramamonologuemoralitymorality playmortifymotion picturemountmoving picturemusic dramamusicalmusical revuemyrioramamysterymystery playnail downnamingnoteoccasionofferopenopen marketopen the eyesopen upopeningoperaostensible motiveostentostentationoutoutcropoutshineoutward appearanceoutward showovershadowpageantpageantrypanel showpanoplypanoramapantomimeparadepastoralpastoral dramapeep outperformperformancephantasmagoriaphotoplaypicking outpicturepicture showpiecepilotplayplayactingplayletplazapleadpoint out topoint the waypoint topointingpointing outpointing topomppoor excusepopularizeportrayposeposingposturepremierepresentpresentationpresentmentprestidigitationpretensepretensionpretentiousnesspretextproblem playproclaimproduceproductionprofferprojectprojectionprotestationproveprove to beprove trueprunes and prismspsychedelic showpsychodramapublic imagepublic motiveput onput rightput to shameput-offput-onputting on airsquiz showradio dramaraise the curtainrationalizereachreadrear its headrecordreeducaterefugeregisterremove 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-offsightsignalizesignificationsignifysimplifysimulacrumsimulationsitcomsituation comedysketchskitsleight of handsmoke screensoapsoap operasociodramasolvesorcerersorceryspeak for itselfspeak volumesspecificationspecious appearancespeciousnessspectaclespell outsplashsplurgesportspotlightspreadsqueakstagestage playstage presentationstage showstaginessstalking-horsestand forstand forthstand outstaplesteerstraight dramastratagemstream forthstreet marketstrike the eyestrip barestylishnesssubmitsubstantiatesubterfugesuccesssuggestsuggestionsuperficialitysupplysurface appearancesurface showsuspense dramaswaggerswan songsymbolizesymptomaticnesssymptomatizesymptomizetableautableau vivanttalk showteachteach a lessonteach the rudimentsteleplaytelevision dramatelevision playtelltend to showtestifytheater of crueltytheatrical performancetheatricsthrow light upontimetokentotal theatertrade fairtricktrot outtryoutturn upunactualityuncloakuncoverundrapeunfoldunfoldingunfoldmentunfurlunkennelunlockunmaskunnaturalnessunpackunravelunrealityunrollunscreenunsheatheunshroudunsubstantialityunveilunveilingunwrapupstageushervain showvariety showvarnishvarnishing dayvaudevillevauntvehicleveilveneerverifyvernissagewavewindow dressingword-of-mouth successwork