DEMONSTRATING Synonyms: 148 Similar and Opposite Words

demonstrating

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present participle of demonstrate

as in proving

to gain full recognition or acceptance of you must demonstrate your scientific thesis before a jury of your professional peers

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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

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as in displaying

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs the babysitter's actions during the emergency demonstrate beyond doubt her general dependability

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as in explaining

to make plain or understandable a few striking facts should demonstrate the complex nature of our topic

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as in illustrating

to show or make clear by using examples the visiting physicist demonstrated very graphically several basic scientific principles

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Recent Examples of demonstrating Northrop Grumman has announced that its Jackal precision strike missile has completed another successful flight test, demonstrating the rapidly evolving technological maturity of the weapon system. —

Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026 And public anger grew after video showed an activist being dragged by a private security guard while demonstrating at the site. —

ABC News, 3 June 2026 Palo Alto did exactly that, reporting an acceleration in organic bookings growth while demonstrating why its recent acquisitions are increasingly important in the AI era. —

Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 June 2026 Leaders must act ethically while also demonstrating vulnerability by acknowledging their own errors and illustrating that learning from mistakes is acceptable. —

Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 He’s built a career responding to different challenges and demonstrating improvement. —

Zach Berman, New York Times, 27 May 2026 The yearly motorsport festival features drivers demonstrating a litany of race cars on track and displaying their machinery on the racetrack’s grounds. —

Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026 Those states have not revoked the license of an interior designer in over 10 years, further demonstrating the lack of consumer harm. —

Doug McCauley, Oc Register, 27 May 2026 According to state test scores, less than half of California public school students are reading at grade level, and slightly more than a third are demonstrating proficiency in math at grade level. —

Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 27 May 2026

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In that context, Lipa’s Schiaparelli ensemble offers a compelling blueprint for modern bridal dressing, proving that a wedding look does not need to follow convention to feel impactful.

— Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
His victim, in her unassailable purity, resists him, thereby proving that the arrivistes populating the ranks of England’s most upwardly mobile class had a moral edge over the nobility.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026