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 An astronaut was interviewed beside someone in a spacesuit, and a team from Carnegie Mellon showed off some sort of handstanding robotic dog. —

Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 Jack Plummer continues to be one of the league's best quarterbacks, and showed off his rushing skills with a 71-yard score against Dallas. —

Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 18 May 2026 In one of the photos, the NFL wife, also 30, showed off the back of her sexy red dress. —

Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026 Edmonton showed off its postseason poise in Game 5, throttling the Ducks in a 4-1 victory and putting the onus on their inexperienced opponents to finish off the series. —

Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026 Sophomore Nate Roberts is a 6-5, 240-pounder who has blocking experience and showed off versatility catching passes in the spring. —

Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026 In an Instagram video, the model showed off her layered long dark hair complete with blunt bangs. —

Meg Walters, InStyle, 13 Apr. 2026 At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this year, Chinese laser company Appotronics showed off its rival optical engines — including one for color display. —

Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026 Cropped jeans have also been a fixture on recent runways–Celine’s spring/summer 2026 show saw models sent down the catwalk in cropped jeans that showed off ankle socks and jazz derbies. —

Daisy Jones, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2026

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In the photos, the former teammates are seen celebrating wins on the court, relaxing on vacation and cutting up during practice.

— Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Because the rings were found intact and not cut up for currency, this suggests they were not used for trade but instead served a symbolic purpose, likely decorative, communicating status, wealth, and power.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026