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

Such generosity in defeat is rare in today’s political climate, and Stevens deserves credit for demonstrating it. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

The man behind the wheel wasn’t a thief, but a Baltimore County Police detective demonstrating how quickly an unattended vehicle can disappear while its driver runs a simple errand. — Jessica Baugh, Baltimore Sun, 29 Oct. 2026

The development vehicle covered 1,205 kilometres from Stuttgart to Malmö without recharging, thereby demonstrating the technology’s potential for long ranges. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

After a long study of multiple clips, Williams urged Miller to his feet, balancing the laptop in the palm of one hand while demonstrating where the forward should place his hands at each stage of an offensive player’s drive and counter. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

The device reproduced the fingerprint's tiny ridges and valleys, demonstrating an impressive spatial resolution of 30 micrometers (847 dpi). — New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026

The launch created momentum ahead of wider distribution, demonstrating the potential for airports to play a more influential role in the product discovery journey. — Kapila Ireland, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

The inclusion of religious voices is key in her work, demonstrating that human and reproductive rights can be compatible with, rather than opposed to, religious faiths. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026

But here are some examples from Google demonstrating what’s possible with the new model. — Jay Peters, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026