EXHIBITING Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

exhibiting 1 of 2

adjective

as in characteristic

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exhibiting

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verb

present participle of exhibit

as in displaying

to present so as to invite notice or attention these naturalists take their birds of prey on tour and exhibit them before groups of schoolchildren

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Participants were selected through an open call, and will be exhibiting artworks and objects from private and public collections that have never been publicly displayed. — News Desk, Artforum, 6 Oct. 2026 Before the Koltai family took over the spot in 1981, Steve’s father, Ivan, had already expanded from distributing erotic films to exhibiting them. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2026 These systems are exhibiting group behaviors that cannot be explained as a swarm. — Michael Morris, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 But McCloud has been exhibiting them annually at Psychedelic San Francisco Gallery on Bicycle Day, an unofficial celebration of the first LSD trip, taken by its inventor, scientist Albert Hofmann, in 1943 while on a bike ride home from the lab. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Even after the game, Riley apparently wasn’t aware that Stephens was soon on the sideline thereafter shown on NBC’s broadcast, not kneeling respectfully or exhibiting concern, but smiling and dapping up teammates. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 If a scheduling agent suddenly begins querying compensation records, that deserves the same scrutiny as an employee exhibiting the same behavior. — Sumit Dhawan, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The final step is to go through a full-contact practice without exhibiting symptoms. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026 The American Film Market is partnering with AMC to further engage both buyers and audiences, giving AMC A-List and B-List Movie Club members access to screenings and presentations from exhibiting companies. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhibiting

Adjective

Because of these characteristic trails, apple maggots are also known as railroad worms (the name is more commonly applied to the larvae and wormlike adult females of Phrixothrix beetles).

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
This naturally produces several of the characteristic properties of observed Little Red Dots.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of characteristic

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Inspired by an image of Black women displaying their natural hair together, Rice floated the idea of creating something similar in Kansas City.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
Then, the film cuts to show our protagonist’s hand hovering in front of a slide projector displaying a plot of cheap land in South Carolina where nuclear weapons were developed during the Cold War.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of displaying

Adjective

For Lauper, nothing was off-limits for expressive modification, including her mane of colorful hair and artfully experimental makeup.

— Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026
Hathaway is arch and expressive, doing subtle things with her eyes and voice that no one else can.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of expressive

Verb

At least start by showing a constant charge level that slowly fills up the strip.

— Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
Videos have circulated for years showing classrooms with too few desks or chairs, or students finding their classes cancelled when an absent teacher is not replaced.

— Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of showing

Adjective

The work isn’t demonstrative, but neither is the pain of evolving.

— Bill Koch, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Handed a less demonstrative character, Ifans is very moving as a man who’s slow both to accept reality and to ask for help, despite making a living as a nurturing educator.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of demonstrative

Verb

The unit looks even stronger in the playoffs, with starter Will Warren flashing in his new relief role so far and hard-throwing rotation mate Ryan Weathers potentially joining him in the ALDS bullpen after a forearm flexor strain.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026
No electricity, no phones, no bright screens flashing information, no cackling TV in the corner of the room.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of flashing

Adjective

Their analyses revealed almost 900 genes that were expressed differently in symptomatic and asymptomatic disease.

— Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
Barker described the box office success for Backrooms as symptomatic of a wider shift for the film business.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026

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