SHOWN OFF Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

shown off

verb

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past participle 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 shown

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 shown off The 6-foot-5, 200-pound Jackson showed off his big arm and the ability to make a variety of throws while also winning the accuracy challenge. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2026 Simpson showed off their two-story Christmas tree with a glitzy holiday photo in 2019. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026 French startup Momentum Technologies showed off its LifePods at VivaTech and Eurosatory 2026 recently, deployable shelters designed to keep people alive when the usual safety nets – power, shelter, emergency services – stop working. — New Atlas, 6 July 2026 During the tour, Hakenah Hulitt proudly showed off the first portion of land, now robust with growing produce, where the farmstead started. — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026 Doechii—who won this year’s BET Fashion Vanguard award—fittingly showed off her boundary-pushing style in her first of three looks that evening. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 29 June 2026 The brief clip showed off a new cast of characters, beginning with fuzzy television static before exploding into a montage propelled by intense music and kinetic bursts of action, carrying on the spirit of the first season through energetic animation and heavily stylised art. — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 23 June 2026 Amelia Gray showed off a new shoe style from the brand. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 June 2026 While waiting for choripan, Diego Silva showed off his trapo, which many groups tied together in rows in Mill Creek Park. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shown off

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Unusual colorways and short production runs contribute to rarity, and uncut original lengths are prized, since most bolts have been cut up and used.

— Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026
Everything is cut up and put together through chance operations into what Cage called a Musicircus.

— Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of cut up

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Video showed Quansah’s studs colliding with Gallardo’s calf and the referee issued Quansah a red card that delighted the crowd as England’s lineup was reduced to 10 men.

— Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Proving himself capable Meanwhile, Rodríguez Castro has shown himself a negotiator.

— Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of shown

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Patriots also sawed off the decorative Royal Crowns displayed at the top of the fence around Bowling Green.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026
During the third act, in a cunning effect, when anyone picks up a phone, the screen’s contents are displayed on a wall as the lights fade, muting the friends onstage.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 July 2026

Definition of displayed

Verb

The heat has become so unbearable in Japan that weather officials in April announced a new term for days when maximum temperatures exceed 104 degrees — kokushobi, meaning harsh or cruel heat, according to the Japan Times.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Harry last saw his father in February 2024, shortly after it was announced that the monarch was undergoing treatment for cancer, though the palace never specified the type.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of announced

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On loan from the Bayeux Museum in Normandy, it will be displayed at the British Museum from September 10, 2026, to July 11, 2027, the first time in its nearly 1000-year history the work has been publicly exhibited on British soil.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2026
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu tweets that five passengers from the country were evacuated from the ship and one of them exhibited symptoms after boarding the evacuation flight.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026