SHOWN Synonyms: 198 Similar and Opposite Words

shown

verb

variants or showed

past participle of show

as in displayed

to present so as to invite notice or attention fishing for compliments, the neighbors showed their new SUV to everyone on the block

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as in revealed

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs the actor's expressive face shows his every thought and emotion clearly

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as in proved

to gain full recognition or acceptance of that shows we're right

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as in taught

to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed showed me how to play the guitar

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as in directed

to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front showed them the way to get home

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as in appeared

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

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Recent Examples of shown Zillow also showed that only six out of the 10 cities saw median home price increases higher than Los Angeles' 45%, with Phoenix and Nashville home prices increasing by about 70%. —

Lindsay Kornick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026 In the 2024 incident, video showed Perry holding the leash of a dog similar to the one seen biting Henderson in surveillance footage of the fatal beating last month. —

James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026 Monday showed why the Middle East’s generational hatreds are so often treacherous for American presidents. —

Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 2 June 2026 Disability advocates have been trying to shut down JRC for decades, especially after a video of a resident being shocked for seven hours was shown in court in 2012. —

O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 1 June 2026 But a subsequent Swedish trial of 80 subjects showed no advantage over placebo treatment; that protocol used only 10 sessions over six weeks, however. —

Clarissa Brincat, Scientific American, 1 June 2026 Officials in Maplewood, Minnesota, said the suspect, shown above, in a hit-and-run crash that happened during the night of May 30, 2026, entered a Cub Foods on County Road B West a few minutes after the incident. —

Nick Lentz, CBS News, 1 June 2026 Strong response rates emerge The trial also showed higher tumor response rates with the experimental drug. —

Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026 This isn't the first time the Mahomes kids have shown their love for dressing up. —

Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026

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Grant's work has been displayed in galleries and museums across the United States, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 30 May 2026
The most prolific home-run hitting team in University of Kansas baseball history displayed its power early in the Jayhawks’ 6-3 NCAA baseball regional tournament victory over Northeastern on Friday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026