Synonyms of demonstrations

demonstrations

noun

plural of demonstration

1

as in rallies

a mass meeting for the purpose of displaying or arousing support for a cause or person

disgruntled students organized a demonstration to protest the change in university policy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rallies
• protests
• demos
• marches
• gatherings
• conferences
• assemblies
• conventions
• congresses
• convocations
• sit-ins
• councils
• sit-downs
• counterprotests
• strikes
• counterdemonstrations
• counterrallies

2

as in displays

an outward and often exaggerated indication of something abstract (as a feeling) for effect

staged a grand demonstration of her love for her husband with a candlelight-and-champagne Valentine's Day dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• displays
• shows
• exhibitions
• simulations
• poses
• acts
• charades
• pretenses
• affectations
• disclosures
• fronts
• semblances
• facades
• betrayals
• put-ons
• guises
• shams

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of demonstrations

Their support in the last election was strongest in areas with high Muslim populations, with party members attending demonstrations with Muslim Brotherhood-adjacent groups and Gaza protests organized by Islamist-leaning networks. — Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Two activists were shot and killed by ICE agents during those January demonstrations, and the administration eventually backed off the aggressive crackdown the president had launched against the city. — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

The Kremlin can present demonstrations of military power, even without a victory, as proof of Russian independence in international affairs—sovereignty, in Putin’s parlance. — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026

Almost daily demonstrations, sometimes drawing hundreds of thousands of people, shook Vucic more than at any time since his party came to power in 2012. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

DeDiego began presenting baking demonstrations on YouTube a decade ago, according to the event website, and has held a variety of professional pastry chef positions, including at JenChan’s in Cabbagetown. — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Data-center resistance has spread nationwide, with 142 demonstrations in 42 states in July and two-thirds of Americans opposing a facility in their own community, according to an Economist/YouGov poll. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Tommy Robinson has drawn large crowds to demonstrations in central London. — Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026

While Kaepernick was out of the league, the NFL went about trying to turn the temperature down on his protest, battling the aftermath of an especially divisive election and a ratings slide some attributed to the player demonstrations. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026