illustrates

VERB

demonstrate, exemplify

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 ostend show and tell

Antonyms

STRONGEST

complicate conceal confuse cover hide obscure save

VERB

explain by drawing, decorating

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adorn delineate depict illuminate paint portray represent

STRONG

embellish limn ornament picture sketch

Antonyms

WEAK

hide obscure

Example Sentences

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For Collins, Louise's experience illustrates a wider failure of enforcement.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026

By making a relatively small-time conspiracy into a grand cinematic affair, De Palma illustrates just how easily a single evil idea can spiral into catastrophe in seconds.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026

The study illustrates that geoengineering cannot be judged solely by how much it cools the planet.

From Science Daily • Jul. 3, 2026

Unkelbauer, who studied palynology -- the study of microscopic biological material found in sediment such as pollen and spores -- illustrates a growing labour market mismatch in Germany.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Consider the following example, which illustrates the way we use mathematics but are not bound by it.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos