Definitions

ostend

[os-tend, os-tend] / ɒsˈtɛnd, ˈɒs tɛnd /

VERB

demonstrate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confirm describe express teach testify to

STRONG

debunk proclaim

WEAK

give for instance make clear set forth show how walk one through

Antonyms

WEAK

conceal confuse distort falsify hide misrepresent

VERB

evidence

Synonyms

STRONGEST

demonstrate evince illustrate indicate manifest signify testify to

STRONG

attest bespeak betoken confirm connote denote designate display exhibit expose mark proclaim reveal show witness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal hide obscure

STRONG

cover deny veto

WEAK

contradict disprove refute

VERB

exhibit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advertise demonstrate display evince express feature flaunt illustrate indicate manifest reveal show

STRONG

air brandish disclose disport evidence expose flash mark offer parade proclaim showcase

WEAK

let it all hang out make clear make plain parade wares roll out show and tell show off strut stuff trot out wave around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal cover hide obscure withhold

VERB

illustrate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clarify delineate depict embody emphasize epitomize exhibit explain expose highlight illuminate interpret lay out manifest mark mirror personify point up portray represent reveal spotlight symbolize typify

STRONG

allegorize clear disclose elucidate evidence evince expound imitate instance picture proclaim show vivify

WEAK

bring home clear up draw a picture emblematize get across get over limelight make clear make plain show and tell

Antonyms

STRONGEST

complicate conceal confuse cover hide obscure save

VERB

manifest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

demonstrate embody illustrate prove reveal signify

STRONG

confirm declare display establish evidence evince expose express exteriorize externalize flash incarnate mark materialize objectify parade personalize personify proclaim show showcase sport strut substantiate suggest utter vent voice

WEAK

let it all hang out personize set forth show and tell wave around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal hide

STRONG

contradict cover deny destroy disprove invalidate veto

WEAK

bury obscure withhold

VERB

mark

Synonyms

STRONGEST

demonstrate feature identify illustrate indicate show signify

STRONG

bespeak betoken brand denote designate distinguish earmark evidence evince exemplify exhibit individualize individuate label manifest proclaim qualify remark signalize singularize stamp

WEAK

check off mark off point out point up set apart show up stake out

VERB

proclaim

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affirm announce declare demonstrate indicate profess publish trumpet

STRONG

annunciate blast blaze blazon broadcast call circulate disseminate enunciate evidence evince exhibit expound herald illustrate manifest mark promulgate show spiel spout stump utter vent ventilate voice

WEAK

get on a soapbox give out pass the word shoot off mouth shout out sound off spread it around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal deny hide

STRONG

be quiet cover obscure

VERB

show

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appear come demonstrate determine disclose display establish explain get illustrate indicate mark note present project prove reach register reveal show up teach

STRONG

arrive assert clarify discover divulge elucidate emerge evidence evince instruct loom manifest materialize point proclaim unveil

WEAK

be visible blow in get in lay out make known make out make the scene put in appearance show one's face testify to turn up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal confuse cover depart disprove fail go hide leave lose miss obscure secrete withhold

STRONG

disappear

WEAK

abandon deny leave alone refuse veto

Example Sentences

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They premised their secret proposal, the Ostend Manifesto External link, on national defense.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

It adds that flights have since been diverted to nearby airports - including Ostend and Charleroi in Belgium, and Eindhoven and Maastricht in the Netherlands.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

Ostend, Nancy, Barnsley and the rest share not only employees but knowledge.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2021

For thirty years after the peace of Utrecht the Provinces kept themselves free from entanglement in the quarrels of Ostend East India Company. their neighbours.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various

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