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

Late in the Bears’ miserable offensive showing against the Vikings at a rainy Soldier Field, Williams was attempting to score the game’s first touchdown in the fourth quarter. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Overall, western destinations have a particularly strong showing throughout the ranking. — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2026

Verb

Grassley for months has released records showing the surveillance by Smith’s team extended to a large number of Republican lawmakers as well. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026

These claims are largely based on laboratory studies showing that nicotine can affect cellular pathways related to oxidative stress and animal studies suggesting effects on inflammation and other mechanisms linked to aging and disease. — Hasmeena Kathuria, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026