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 findings therefore point specifically to an association with birthweight rather than demonstrating that rare earth exposure causes restricted fetal growth. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026

Yet there remains a sense of remove in the production’s perpetual excitement at demonstrating just how well its own analog works. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Another from a user named EDSHRANCOMPLICIT featured a video of a man demonstrating a multitude of ways to give the camera the middle finger. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026

Still, this increasingly eerie repertory pick is phenomenally made science fiction and not to be missed by anyone who thinks the tale of a Cold War-era supercomputer demonstrating a shockingly plausible doomsday might be for them. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026

OpenAI and other companies have taken to publishing statistics demonstrating that their chatbots are making gains in terms of intervening with distressed users in appropriate ways. — Steven Barrie-Anthony, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026

To maintain eligibility, households consisting entirely of full-time students may be required to provide documentation to their property manager demonstrating that at least one of the above exceptions is met. — Olivia Young, CBS News, 17 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