SHOWED OFF Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

showed off

verb

past tense of show off

as in cut up

to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior the athletes warmed up, happily showing off for the crowd before the match officially started

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as in displayed

to present so as to invite notice or attention she just wants to show off her new jewelry

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Recent Examples of showed off The news was made at Comic-Con this weekend which showed off an all-new post-credits sequence. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 July 2026 Norway’s star striker Erling Haaland, one of soccer’s most fashionable gents, showed off his namesake Breitling at a post-Cup reception in his home country. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 July 2026 Paulina Porizkova’s sons showed off their musical talents at her wedding to Jeff Greenstein. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 18 July 2026 Proud papa Luke showed off Tate’s first shoal bass catch during their father-son fishing trip. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 Brittany Mahomes showed off a head full of romantic wavy curls created by Nashville stylist Brooke Barloe, who posted a photo on her Instagram. — Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026 In its first international friendly since March, the US showed off slick offense in a 3-2 win over Senegal in Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 31. — Jim Sciutto, CNN Money, 8 June 2026 Just a few days after pushing Fable out of 2026, Microsoft showed off more footage of Fable, the first new entry in the storied RPG franchise since 2010’s Fable III, at its Xbox Games Showcase on Sunday. — Jay Peters, The Verge, 7 June 2026 On Wednesday, the 60-year-old actress showed off her svelte physique in a skimpy orange two-piece from her Elizabeth Hurley Beach brand. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for showed off

Verb

Sporting Kansas City joined the vanquished Galaxy and Real Salt Lake on Saturday as LAFC cut up the last-place team in the Western Conference, 4-0.

— Josh Gross, Daily News, 26 July 2026
Use leftover cheese scraps, cut up, in pasta salad, melted in macaroni and cheese, or add to snack boxes.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2026

Definition of cut up

Verb

Inside the Lasch Football Building, for example, there’s barely a wall not covered in some sort of a mural featuring a uniformed player, Nike swoosh proudly displayed.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
The Dodgers, to their credit, displayed a modicum of fight, putting up five runs in the inning, but came up short in a 7-6 loss.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of displayed

Verb

The investigation also found no evidence that the parents exhibited any obvious signs of impairment, according to the attorney's office.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Also on show is the famous, and rarely exhibited, pink dress by William Travilla from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of exhibited

Verb

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
Videos on Iranian social media showed many women at the cafes flouting mandatory veiling laws, and crowds mixing freely.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of showed

Verb

Walker wore his Cardinals hat backward, chewed a big wad of bubble gum and reveled afterward in flashing his imitation Liberty Bell bling, the champions chain presented by Ryan Howard.

— Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
While hundreds reveled at Thursday night’s all-out bash for The Pierre hotel’s 95th anniversary, some of the building’s tenants in the floors above haven’t been feeling quite as celebratory.

— Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025

Definition of reveled

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The glinting metal of the Devil’s watch chain flashed in her mind, his hair and his teeth.

— Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Blue morphos flashed their bright wings before disappearing among the plants, while guests gathered around the emergence chamber to look for new butterflies and moths drying their wings.

— Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026