Synonyms of showed

showed

verb

past tense of show

1

as in exhibited

to present so as to invite notice or attention

fishing for compliments, the neighbors showed their new SUV to everyone on the block

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exhibited
• displayed
• flashed
• unveiled
• announced
• waved
• exposed
• produced
• paraded
• flaunted
• revealed
• strutted
• sported
• showed off
• proclaimed
• advertised
• laid out
• discovered
• brandished
• posted
• flourished
• aired
• told (of)
• divulged
• heralded
• trumpeted
• publicized
• uncovered
• disported
• broadcast
• blazed
• bared
• sounded
• placarded
• talked (about)
• unmasked
• uncloaked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disguised
• masked
• camouflaged
• covered
• hid
• concealed
• obscured
• veiled
• occluded
• shrouded
• curtained
• enshrouded
• occulted

2

as in revealed

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs

the actor's expressive face shows his every thought and emotion clearly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revealed
• displayed
• demonstrated
• betrayed
• exposed
• manifested
• evinced
• declared
• communicated
• announced
• sounded
• disclosed
• gave away
• uncovered
• proclaimed
• bared
• aired
• advertised
• projected
• publicized
• broadcast
• bespoke
• blazed
• trumpeted
• unbosomed
• uncloaked
• placarded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• belied
• misrepresented
• distorted
• twisted
• disguised
• falsified
• camouflaged
• hid
• covered
• concealed
• obscured
• masked
• garbled
• veiled
• whitewashed
• occluded
• varnished
• glossed (over)
• gilded
• counterfeited

3

as in proved

to gain full recognition or acceptance of

that shows we're right

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proved
• demonstrated
• established
• confirmed
• evidenced
• documented
• substantiated
• upheld
• sustained
• justified
• attested
• verified
• corroborated
• supported
• authenticated
• validated
• bore out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disproved
• refuted
• invalidated
• rebutted
• discredited
• confuted

4

as in guided

to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed

showed me how to play the guitar

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guided
• accompanied
• led
• coached
• taught
• steered
• informed
• tutored
• shepherded
• mentored
• escorted
• piloted
• counseled
• trained
• walked through
• saw
• engineered
• attended
• swayed
• supervised
• instructed
• directed
• drilled
• briefed
• convoyed
• chaperoned
• schooled
• enlightened
• fostered
• oversaw
• squired
• superintended
• inculcated
• cultivated
• godfathered
• nurtured
• indoctrinated

5

as in steered

to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front

showed them the way to get home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steered
• guided
• accompanied
• led
• conducted
• ushered
• directed
• escorted
• routed
• preceded
• piloted
• marshaled
• saw
• attended
• managed
• controlled
• convoyed
• chaperoned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• followed
• trailed
• shadowed
• tailed
• dogged
• hounded
• tailgated

6

as in appeared

to come into view

another car showed just as we were thinking we'd have the whole place to ourselves

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appeared
• unfolded
• came
• arrived
• loomed
• reappeared
• rose
• materialized
• showed up
• came out
• emerged
• happened
• turned up
• surfaced
• erupted
• occurred
• issued
• resurfaced
• arose
• debuted
• dawned
• blossomed
• broke out
• shot (up)
• bulked
• broke
• bobbed (up)
• sprang (up)
• cropped (up)
• outcropped
• rematerialized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disappeared
• vanished
• went (away)
• faded
• evaporated
• cleared
• dissolved
• left
• melted (away)
• withdrew
• evanesced
• retired
• departed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of showed

Video captured in June showed Russian soldiers scrambling to respond to one attack by firing off man portable air defense systems (MANPADS) on a busy highway. — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026

Video captured by a tourist on board a boat in northern Botswana showed the heart-pounding moment the vessel had to outrun a charging hippo. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026

People showed strange boils and rashes that volunteers photographed. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

Erasmus emptied his bench in the third quarter and the fresh power showed in the increasingly one-sided scrums. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

The OpenAI and Anthropic incidents last month — and more recently, Meta — showed why AI labs shouldn’t be allowed to grade their own homework. — Andrew Freedman, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

Google researcher Craig Gidney showed in May 2025 that breaking RSA-2048 might take fewer than a million qubits, a twentyfold cut from his own 2019 figure. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Malört toasts, cold beers, and familiar faces filled the Little Italy neighborhood bar on Friday night, but surveillance video on Wednesday morning showed something much different. — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Postmenopausal women showed a similar pattern but to a lesser extent. — Crystal Gwizdala, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026