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

Dean redeemed himself a bit after his rough showing in the red zone period by breaking up a pair of passes. — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Fellow Argentine auteur Lisandro Alonso is bringing La Libertad Doble (Double Freedom) to Toronto for a North American showing after a Cannes world premiere. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026

Verb

The minimum sustainability standards CPHFW introduced in 2020 were ahead of their time, forcing brands to tackle their environmental and social impacts in order to continue showing on schedule. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 31 July 2026

But when inspectors asked for documentation showing the Department of Buildings had approved their use, the contractor did not provide it, the agency said. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026