Synonyms of demonstrating

demonstrating

verb

present participle of demonstrate

1

as in proving

to gain full recognition or acceptance of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proving
• establishing
• showing
• confirming
• substantiating
• evidencing
• documenting
• upholding
• justifying
• attesting
• verifying
• sustaining
• supporting
• validating
• corroborating
• authenticating
• bearing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disproving
• invalidating
• refuting
• rebutting
• discrediting
• confuting

2

as in establishing

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

• proving
• establishing
• documenting
• validating
• confirming
• identifying
• verifying
• substantiating
• evidencing
• corroborating
• supporting
• upholding
• witnessing
• attesting
• buttressing
• evincing
• recording
• adducing
• certifying
• testifying
• sustaining
• authenticating
• backing (up)
• vouching
• circumstantiating
• confessing
• clinching
• nailing
• deposing
• settling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuting
• disproving
• rebutting
• objecting
• challenging
• disputing
• alleging
• assuming
• guessing
• suspecting
• presuming
• surmising
• conjecturing

3

as in displaying

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• displaying
• revealing
• showing
• betraying
• exposing
• manifesting
• communicating
• evincing
• declaring
• giving away
• disclosing
• announcing
• sounding
• uncovering
• proclaiming
• baring
• bespeaking
• publicizing
• projecting
• airing
• advertising
• broadcasting
• blazing
• trumpeting
• unbosoming
• uncloaking
• placarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misrepresenting
• distorting
• twisting
• falsifying
• belying
• disguising
• camouflaging
• concealing
• covering
• hiding
• obscuring
• masking
• whitewashing
• garbling
• glossing (over)
• varnishing
• occluding
• counterfeiting
• veiling
• gilding

4

as in explaining

to make plain or understandable

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explaining
• illustrating
• clarifying
• illuminating
• interpreting
• simplifying
• elucidating
• expounding
• explicating
• construing
• analyzing
• clearing (up)
• defining
• demystifying
• resolving
• spelling out
• getting across
• specifying
• solving
• deciphering
• unriddling
• decoding
• unraveling
• disentangling
• undoing
• untangling
• annotating
• glossing
• breaking down
• unscrambling
• commentating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obscuring
• clouding
• confusing
• confounding
• obfuscating
• befogging

5

as in illustrating

to show or make clear by using examples

the visiting physicist demonstrated very graphically several basic scientific principles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• illustrating
• explaining
• exemplifying
• clarifying
• analyzing
• specifying
• citing
• mentioning
• quoting
• interpreting
• elucidating
• detailing
• expounding
• illuminating
• adducing
• instancing
• explicating
• clearing (up)
• construing
• simplifying
• enlightening
• naming
• listing
• enumerating
• edifying
• spelling out
• breaking down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obscuring
• blurring
• darkening
• clouding
• fogging
• confusing
• muddying
• puzzling
• beclouding
• perplexing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of demonstrating

Within 24 hours of launch, the team completed the commissioning of the payload, demonstrating how the optics system can support rapid action and decision-making in space operations. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026

The 2026 midterm elections are also demonstrating how issues that begin as disputes between local governments and residents can spread across the country and become part of national political identities. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026

Focus on solving real business problems, demonstrating measurable value and staying engaged throughout longer buying cycles. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

And the time frame for demonstrating that compliance can be as little as a few weeks. — Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2026

Still, demonstrating the solar electric ion engine on SMART-1, which used inert xenon gas as a propellant, was the primary goal of the mission. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2026

The team has already drawn more than 120 m (394 ft) of the unusual fiber from a single experimental preform, demonstrating its manufacturability. — Pawel Maniewski, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026

McKenzie Wilson of Blue Rose Research, a Democratic data firm, said voters have called for sweeping changes in response to economic discontent, demonstrating a level of anger not seen in years. — Nicholas Riccardi, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

This led to a segment on Newsmax in which anchor Carl Higbie deleted one Jelly Roll song from his phone on air, demonstrating the apparent righteous power of tapping a touch-screen button. — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026