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showmanship

[shoh-muhn-ship] / ˈʃoʊ mənˌʃɪp /
NOUN
drama
Synonyms
STRONGEST
comedy farce melodrama play production scene show theater tragedy
STRONG
Broadway boards climax dramatization dramaturgy footlights stagecraft theatricals vehicle
WEAK
dramatic art histrionic art show business stage show tear-jerker thespian art
Antonyms
STRONGEST
tragedy
WEAK
comedy
NOUN
window dressing
Synonyms
WEAK
facade false front façade front store window display varnish window display

Example Sentences

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Keith, guarded and intense, could have cared less about flash and showmanship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Far-right media personalities are adept at commanding attention with showmanship and swagger.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

But now this one act of pure showmanship has become the electrifying coda of Malinin’s programs as he stakes his claim as the greatest figure skater of all time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

It mirrors Pimblett's fight-night routine, where as soon as he steps inside the octagon, the showmanship and charisma disappear to be replaced by focus and maturity.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

She holds out her hand and turns it slowly, presenting it with a certain amount of showmanship so that Marco can see that there is no illusion involved.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern