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display

[dih-spley] / dɪˈspleɪ /

NOUN

public showing; spectacle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act array demonstration example exhibit parade presentation

STRONG

affectation arrangement blaze bravura dash exhibition expo exposition exposure fanfare flourish frame-up frippery front layout manifestation ostentation ostentatiousness pageant panorama pedantry pomp pretension pretentiousness revelation sample scheme shine showboat splash splendor splurge spread unfolding vanity

WEAK

arrayal for show grandstand play

Antonyms

STRONGEST

concealment hiding

STRONG

dullness modesty plainness simplicity

VERB

show for public viewing, effect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advertise boast demonstrate disclose emblazon exhibit expose feature flash flaunt illustrate open perform present promote publish represent reveal unveil

STRONG

arrange bare betray brandish evidence evince expand extend flourish glaze grandstand impart manifest model parade promulgate showcase sport uncover unfold unfurl unmask unroll vamp

WEAK

bring to view lay bare lay out make clear make known open out set out show off spread out stretch out trot out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal cover hide refrain withhold

STRONG

abridge contract keep lessen lower shorten shrink

WEAK

secrete

Usage

What are other ways to say display?

Display applies to intentionally conspicuous show: a great display of wealth. Show often indicates an external appearance that may or may not accord with actual facts: a show of modesty. Ostentation is vain, ambitious, pretentious, or offensive display: tasteless and vulgar ostentation. Pomp suggests such a show of dignity and authority as characterizes a ceremony of state: The coronation was carried out with pomp and splendor.

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According to the authors, the rest of the universe may display even greater diversity.

From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026

But its centerpiece will be the Samuel Oschin Shuttle Gallery, where the Space Shuttle Endeavour will be on permanent display in its vertical “ready-to-launch” position.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

Four goals in an entertaining first half before England produced a superb display after the break.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

The football is on display at the Coral Gables Museum in Florida until Saturday.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

There’s a unicorn horn and a Merperson tail on display on a wall, like a hunter would display a deer’s antlers.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

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