show
show
nounDefinition of SHOW
1
an outward and often exaggerated indication of something abstract (as a feeling) for effect <the children made a show of disgust when confronted with asparagus>
Related Words act, charade, facade (also fa{ccedil}ade), front, guise, pretense (or pretence), put-on, semblance, simulation; affectation, pose, sham; betrayal, disclosure
2
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive <her “concern” for the less fortunate is all just a big show>
Synonyms act, airs, charade, disguise, facade (also fa{ccedil}ade), front, guise, playacting, pose, pretense (or pretence), put-on, semblance, show
Related Words impersonation, performance, portrayal; image, persona; appearance, color, gloss; camouflage, cloak; affectation, deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation, double-dealing, duplicity, fakery, fraud, guile; betrayal, double cross, faithlessness, falseness, falsity, infidelity, perfidy, treachery, treason, unfaithfulness; excuse, pretext
Near Antonyms bluntness, candidness, candor, directness, forthrightness, frankness, openheartedness, outspokenness, plainspokenness, sincerity, straightforwardness; artlessness, genuineness, naïveté (also naivete or naivet{eacute})
3
outward and often deceptive indication <a false show of strength that fooled the enemy>
Related Words air, effect, impression; hint, implication, insinuation, resemblance, suggestion; affectation, demonstration, display, fiction, image, imitation, imposture, likeness, make-believe (also make-belief), pose, pretense (or pretence), representation, simulation; cloak, disguise, exterior, facade (also fa{ccedil}ade), front, gloss, mask, masquerade, patina, Potemkin village, shape, shell, surface, veneer
4
a public showing of objects of interest <a boat show at the convention center>
Related Words demonstration, performance, presentation, production; extravaganza, pageant, spectacle; auction, offering, presentment, sale
