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demonstrate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of demonstrate

1 to gain full recognition or acceptance of
  • You must demonstrate your scientific thesis before a jury of your professional peers.
Synonyms of demonstrate

establish, prove, show, substantiate
Words Related to demonstrate

attest, authenticate, bear out, document, evidence, support, sustain, uphold

confirm, corroborate, justify, validate, verify
Near Antonyms of demonstrate

confute, discredit, invalidate, rebut, refute
Antonyms of demonstrate

disprove
2 to show the existence or truth of by evidence
  • The paleontologist hopes to demonstrate that dinosaurs once existed in central Peru by unearthing the fossil evidence.
Synonyms of demonstrate

document, establish, prove, substantiate, validate
Words Related to demonstrate

back (up), buttress, corroborate

evidence, evince, record, support, uphold, witness

adduce, attest, authenticate, certify, identify

confirm, sustain, verify, vouch

clinch, nail, settle
Near Antonyms of demonstrate

challenge, dispute, object

allege, assume, conjecture, guess, presume, surmise, suspect
Antonyms of demonstrate

disprove, rebut, refute
3 to make known (something abstract) through outward signs
  • The babysitter's actions during the emergency demonstrate beyond doubt her general dependability.
Synonyms of demonstrate

bespeak, betray, communicate, declare, display, evince, expose, give away, manifest, reveal, show
Words Related to demonstrate

bare, disclose, uncloak, uncover

advertise, air, announce, blaze, broadcast, placard, proclaim, publicize, sound, trumpet

project
Near Antonyms of demonstrate

belie, misrepresent

distort, falsify, garble, twist

camouflage, disguise

gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash

conceal, counterfeit, cover, hide, mask, obscure, occlude, veil
4 to make plain or understandable
  • A few striking facts should demonstrate the complex nature of our topic.
Synonyms of demonstrate

clarify, clear (up), construe, demystify, elucidate, explain, explicate, expound, get across, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, simplify, spell out, unriddle
Words Related to demonstrate

decipher, decode

analyze, break down

disentangle, undo, unravel, unscramble, untangle

resolve, solve

define, specify

annotate, commentate, gloss
Near Antonyms of demonstrate

befog, cloud

confound, confuse, obfuscate
Antonyms of demonstrate

obscure
5 to show or make clear by using examples
  • The visiting physicist demonstrated very graphically several basic scientific principles.
Synonyms of demonstrate

exemplify, illustrate, instance
Words Related to demonstrate

adduce, cite, mention, quote

name, specify

analyze, break down

clarify, clear (up), explain, explicate, expound

edify, elucidate, enlighten

illuminate

construe, interpret

simplify, spell out

detail, enumerate, list
Near Antonyms of demonstrate

becloud, blur, cloud, darken, fog, muddy, obscure

confuse, perplex, puzzle

Synonym Discussion of demonstrate

show, manifest, evidence, evince, demonstrate mean to reveal outwardly or make apparent. show is the general term but sometimes implies that what is revealed must be gained by inference from acts, looks, or words.
    • careful not to show his true feelings
manifest implies a plainer, more immediate revelation.
    • manifested musical ability at an early age
evidence suggests serving as proof of the actuality or existence of something.
    • a commitment evidenced by years of loyal service
evince implies a showing by outward marks or signs.
    • evinced not the slightest fear
demonstrate implies showing by action or by display of feeling.
    • demonstrated their approval by loud applause

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