Antonyms for displaying
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-spley |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈspleɪ |
Definition of displaying
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.
- verb show for public viewing, effect
- “This is the last opera of the season,” said she, displaying a pink ticket.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- This sight amused him, particularly when there were women there displaying their bare bosoms.
- Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
- The skin had been torn away, displaying the rosy flesh, studded with dark specks.
- Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
- Now then you have a fine opportunity of displaying your training.
- Extract from : « Anabasis » by Xenophon
- Portstewart was displaying symptoms of decline as a watering-place.
- Extract from : « Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I (of II) » by Edmund Downey
- Since the flower-show, the Premier was displaying feverish activity.
- Extract from : « Half a Hero » by Anthony Hope
- "Here is the document," said Hagan, displaying Felipe's paper.
- Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Pursuit » by Burt L. Standish
- Then Cloderic himself, when he was displaying his treasures, was slain by some one, I know not whom.
- Extract from : « Theodoric the Goth » by Thomas Hodgkin
- Material pleasures are eating, displaying, possessing, and society.
- Extract from : « Evening Round Up » by William Crosbie Hunter
- Circumstances did not give her the opportunity of displaying her genius.
- Extract from : « Memoirs of the Comtesse du Barry » by Etienne Leon Lamothe-Langon
Synonyms for displaying
- advertise
- arrange
- bare
- betray
- boast
- brandish
- bring to view
- demonstrate
- disclose
- emblazon
- evidence
- evince
- exhibit
- expand
- expose
- extend
- feature
- flash
- flaunt
- flourish
- glaze
- grandstand
- illustrate
- impart
- lay bare
- lay out
- make clear
- make known
- manifest
- model
- open
- open out
- parade
- perform
- present
- promote
- promulgate
- publish
- represent
- reveal
- set out
- show off
- showcase
- sport
- spread out
- stretch out
- trot out
- uncover
- unfold
- unfurl
- unmask
- unroll
- unveil
- vamp
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