Synonyms of demonstrates

demonstrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of demonstrate

1

as in proves

to gain full recognition or acceptance of

you must demonstrate your scientific thesis before a jury of your professional peers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proves
• establishes
• shows
• confirms
• substantiates
• attests
• justifies
• evidences
• verifies
• upholds
• documents
• sustains
• bears out
• supports
• validates
• corroborates
• authenticates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disproves
• refutes
• invalidates
• rebuts
• discredits
• confutes

• disproves
• refutes
• invalidates
• rebuts
• discredits
• confutes

2

as in establishes

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 & Similar Words

• proves
• establishes
• validates
• confirms
• substantiates
• identifies
• documents
• verifies
• corroborates
• evinces
• attests
• evidences
• upholds
• supports
• adduces
• testifies
• records
• certifies
• buttresses
• authenticates
• sustains
• witnesses
• confesses
• circumstantiates
• vouches
• clinches
• deposes
• nails
• backs (up)
• settles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refutes
• disproves
• assumes
• alleges
• presumes
• rebuts
• challenges
• objects
• disputes
• suspects
• surmises
• guesses
• conjectures

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• refutes
• disproves
• assumes
• alleges
• presumes
• rebuts
• challenges
• objects
• disputes
• suspects
• surmises
• guesses
• conjectures

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3

as in reveals

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs

the babysitter's actions during the emergency demonstrate beyond doubt her general dependability

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reveals
• displays
• shows
• betrays
• exposes
• evinces
• manifests
• communicates
• declares
• discloses
• bespeaks
• gives away
• announces
• uncovers
• proclaims
• sounds
• bares
• advertises
• publicizes
• airs
• broadcasts
• projects
• trumpets
• uncloaks
• blazes
• unbosoms
• placards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• belies
• misrepresents
• distorts
• falsifies
• disguises
• camouflages
• twists
• conceals
• obscures
• hides
• covers
• masks
• gilds
• occludes
• glosses (over)
• garbles
• varnishes
• whitewashes
• veils
• counterfeits

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• belies
• misrepresents
• distorts
• falsifies
• disguises
• camouflages
• twists
• conceals
• obscures
• hides
• covers
• masks
• gilds
• occludes
• glosses (over)
• garbles
• varnishes
• whitewashes
• veils
• counterfeits

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4

as in explains

to make plain or understandable

a few striking facts should demonstrate the complex nature of our topic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explains
• illustrates
• clarifies
• illuminates
• elucidates
• simplifies
• interprets
• explicates
• expounds
• demystifies
• construes
• analyzes
• spells out
• defines
• specifies
• resolves
• gets across
• solves
• deciphers
• clears (up)
• unriddles
• decodes
• unravels
• undoes
• disentangles
• annotates
• untangles
• unscrambles
• glosses
• breaks down
• commentates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obscures
• confuses
• confounds
• clouds
• obfuscates
• befogs

• obscures
• confuses
• confounds
• clouds
• obfuscates
• befogs

5

as in illustrates

to show or make clear by using examples

the visiting physicist demonstrated very graphically several basic scientific principles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• illustrates
• explains
• exemplifies
• clarifies
• analyzes
• specifies
• cites
• mentions
• instances
• elucidates
• adduces
• explicates
• quotes
• interprets
• expounds
• illuminates
• details
• simplifies
• enlightens
• construes
• edifies
• lists
• spells out
• enumerates
• names
• clears (up)
• breaks down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obscures
• blurs
• darkens
• confuses
• clouds
• beclouds
• muddies
• perplexes
• fogs
• puzzles

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• obscures
• blurs
• darkens
• confuses
• clouds
• beclouds
• muddies
• perplexes
• fogs
• puzzles

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