paraded

VERB

show off; march

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brandish demonstrate flash prance strut swagger trot out

STRONG

advertise air boast brag declare disclose display disport divulge exhibit expose flaunt proclaim publish reveal sport vaunt

WEAK

march in review

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal hide

STRONG

be modest be quiet cover deprecate secrete suppress withhold

Example Sentences

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He was paraded through Heathrow Airport with his wrists in shackles, and escorted onto a plane by two FBI agents.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

One of Scotland's most high-profile gangland figures has been paraded by police in Bali after being arrested at an airport immigration checkpoint.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Shocked officials looked on as the boxes were paraded away.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026

In his later years he paraded his nonchalance: “If you don’t understand it, I’ll just write another one,” he told a reporter of his work.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

People who never had known what it was to enter the gate of the Mayor’s yard unless it were to do some menial job now paraded in and out as his confidants.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston