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

The contests appear to be designed for virality, with young competitors often demonstrating exaggerated versions of popular TikTok dance moves for the audience. — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Finally, Pivot Toward Relevance by integrating allyship into daily operations and business strategy, demonstrating its direct impact on performance and career growth. — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Humanoid robots were another major focus of the event, with Chinese manufacturers demonstrating machines capable of walking, dancing and performing other human-like movements. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026

Brennan and Pedersen were the first to open their sprints, with the young Briton easing away to win by a clear 20 metres, demonstrating prodigious power for such a young rider. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

This narrative has been told for years about this case—long before any psychiatric testimony demonstrating mental illness. — Dr. Susan Hatters Friedman, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

Top podcaster Alex Cooper’s beverage business is shutting down, demonstrating the challenges online creators often have in diversifying their work away from content. — Ashley Carman, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

It will be won by cities that have spent years assembling investors, identifying stadium sites, building political coalitions and demonstrating that the public and private sectors can actually work together. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Military commanders, engineers, physicians, merchants, and administrators from conquered peoples could enter imperial service, demonstrating a level of social mobility uncommon in contemporary states. — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026