Antonyms for display
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : dih-spley |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈspleɪ |
Definition of display
Origin :- late 13c., "unfurl" (a banner, etc.), from Old French desploiir (Modern French déployer) "unfold, unfasten, spread out" (of knots, sealed letters, etc.), from Latin displicare "to scatter," from dis- "un-, apart" (see dis-) + plicare "to fold" (see ply (v.1)).
- Properly of sails or flags (and unconnected to play); meaning "reveal, exhibit" is late 14c. Related: Displayed; displaying.
- noun public showing; spectacle
- verb show for public viewing, effect
- And what avails skill in music, if there is no chance to display it?
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- We must acquire proficiency in defense and display stamina in purpose.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- For the first time, Mary was moved to the display of a slight confusion.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Could she have reckoned upon weaning me from him by a display of his awkwardness?
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- Now was the time to display their known courage and patience.
- Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
- But, on his own part, he now saw no reason for a display of alacrity.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- He also thought it good policy to display all the assurance he could muster.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- The martyr's crown awaits them, for they display the martyr's spirit.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
- I had entered the New World in the midst of a display of ice-fireworks.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- What a display of viscera, muscles and blood suggestive of a butcher's shop!
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
Synonyms for display
- act
- advertise
- affectation
- arrange
- arrangement
- array
- arrayal
- bare
- betray
- blaze
- boast
- brandish
- bravura
- bring to view
- dash
- demonstrate
- demonstration
- disclose
- emblazon
- evidence
- evince
- example
- exhibit
- exhibition
- expand
- expo
- expose
- exposition
- exposure
- extend
- fanfare
- feature
- flash
- flaunt
- flourish
- for show
- frame-up
- frippery
- front
- glaze
- grandstand
- grandstand play
- illustrate
- impart
- lay bare
- lay out
- layout
- make clear
- make known
- manifest
- manifestation
- model
- open
- open out
- ostentation
- ostentatiousness
- pageant
- panorama
- parade
- pedantry
- perform
- pomp
- present
- presentation
- pretension
- pretentiousness
- promote
- promulgate
- publish
- represent
- reveal
- revelation
- sample
- scheme
- set out
- shine
- show off
- showboat
- showcase
- splash
- splendor
- splurge
- sport
- spread
- spread out
- stretch out
- trot out
- uncover
- unfold
- unfolding
- unfurl
- unmask
- unroll
- unveil
- vamp
- vanity
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