Synonyms of showing

showing 1 of 2

noun

as in display

Related Words

• display
• exhibition
• parading
• exposure
• unearthing
• disinterment

Dissimilar Words

• hiding
• secretion
• concealment
• caching
• burying
• burial
• stashing
• interment
• entombment
• interring

showing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of show

1

as in displaying

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

• displaying
• exhibiting
• flashing
• unveiling
• waving
• announcing
• exposing
• producing
• flaunting
• parading
• strutting
• revealing
• showing off
• sporting
• proclaiming
• advertising
• laying out
• posting
• discovering
• brandishing
• airing
• publicizing
• telling (of)
• flourishing
• divulging
• disporting
• broadcasting
• heralding
• trumpeting
• uncovering
• baring
• talking (about)
• blazing
• sounding
• unmasking
• placarding
• uncloaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masking
• disguising
• camouflaging
• covering
• hiding
• concealing
• obscuring
• occluding
• shrouding
• veiling
• occulting
• enshrouding
• curtaining

2

as in revealing

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• displaying
• revealing
• demonstrating
• betraying
• exposing
• communicating
• manifesting
• declaring
• evincing
• disclosing
• announcing
• sounding
• giving away
• uncovering
• proclaiming
• baring
• projecting
• airing
• advertising
• publicizing
• broadcasting
• bespeaking
• blazing
• unbosoming
• trumpeting
• uncloaking
• placarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misrepresenting
• distorting
• twisting
• falsifying
• belying
• disguising
• camouflaging
• covering
• hiding
• concealing
• obscuring
• masking
• whitewashing
• varnishing
• garbling
• glossing (over)
• occluding
• counterfeiting
• veiling
• gilding

3

as in proving

to gain full recognition or acceptance of

that shows we're right

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proving
• demonstrating
• establishing
• confirming
• substantiating
• documenting
• evidencing
• upholding
• justifying
• verifying
• attesting
• sustaining
• supporting
• validating
• corroborating
• authenticating
• bearing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disproving
• invalidating
• refuting
• discrediting
• rebutting
• confuting

4

as in guiding

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

• guiding
• accompanying
• leading
• informing
• teaching
• coaching
• mentoring
• steering
• tutoring
• shepherding
• escorting
• walking through
• training
• piloting
• counseling
• seeing
• supervising
• swaying
• attending
• directing
• instructing
• engineering
• convoying
• drilling
• briefing
• overseeing
• enlightening
• superintending
• chaperoning
• squiring
• fostering
• inculcating
• schooling
• cultivating
• indoctrinating
• godfathering
• nurturing

5

as in steering

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

showed them the way to get home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guiding
• steering
• accompanying
• leading
• conducting
• directing
• routing
• ushering
• escorting
• preceding
• piloting
• marshaling
• seeing
• attending
• controlling
• managing
• convoying
• chaperoning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• trailing
• following
• tailing
• shadowing
• hounding
• dogging
• tailgating

6

as in appearing

to come into view

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appearing
• unfolding
• coming
• arriving
• rising
• looming
• reappearing
• materializing
• showing up
• coming out
• happening
• emerging
• turning up
• surfacing
• erupting
• occurring
• arising
• issuing
• resurfacing
• blossoming
• dawning
• breaking
• bulking
• breaking out
• debuting
• shooting (up)
• outcropping
• springing (up)
• cropping (up)
• bobbing (up)
• rematerializing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• going (away)
• disappearing
• vanishing
• dissolving
• fading
• evaporating
• clearing
• melting (away)
• leaving
• withdrawing
• evanescing
• departing
• retiring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of showing

Noun

And again, for writers, for artists, the job part of it, the showing up for it is a real commitment to yourself. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026

Tokyo, Shanghai and Seoul have struggled to consistently attract a strong showing of international editors and buyers to their respective fashion weeks. — Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026

Verb

Channel 14, widely considered a Netanyahu mouthpiece, has repeatedly released polls showing that Netanyahu would secure a clear victory in the elections. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026

However, Four Paws supplied additional figures showing that reduction commitments among the brands assessed in 2024 increased from 3 percent that year to 10 percent in 2026, largely through commitments to end virgin down use or down use altogether. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026