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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

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, circumstantiate, corroborate

evidence, evince, record, support, uphold, witness

adduce, attest, authenticate, certify, identify

confirm, sustain, verify, vouch

clinch, nail, settle

confess, depose, testify

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, unbosom, uncloak, uncover

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

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

define, specify

annotate, commentate, gloss

Near Antonyms of demonstrate

confound, confuse, obfuscate

Antonyms of demonstrate

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

analyze, break down

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

edify, elucidate, enlighten

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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