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Synonyms for show

Two senses of show live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsActions

pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression

That ceremony is just for show.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

appearance

Same sentence, swapped: That ceremony is just for appearance.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for show as it is used in the sentence above.

school
mannerism
time

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineCommunication

something intended to communicate a particular impression

A good show of looking interested.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

display

Same sentence, swapped: A good display of looking interested.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for show as it is used in the sentence above.

appearance
expression
illustration

Read nextThe whole library →

Closest first: other actions words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

trynoun, verbeffortearnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish somethingFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line unionnounjoina set containing all and only the members of two or more given setsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line usenoun, verbexercisethe act of usingFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line viewnoun, verbsightthe act of looking or seeing or observingFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line shiningnounpolishingthe work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing itRidgelineHas a reason line shocknounblowan unpleasant or disappointing surpriseFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line shootingnounshotthe act of firing a projectileFoothillsHas a reason line judgeverbtryput on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial ofFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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