Antonyms for make show of
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : shoh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʃoʊ |
Definition of make show of
Origin :- Old English sceawian "to look at, see, gaze, behold, observe; inspect, examine; look for, choose," from West Germanic *skauwojan (cf. Old Saxon skauwon "to look at," Old Frisian skawia, Dutch schouwen, Old High German scouwon "to look at;" Dutch schoon, Gothic skaunjai "beautiful," originally "conspicuous"), from Proto-Germanic root *skau- "behold, look at," from PIE *skou-, variant of root *skeue- "to pay attention, perceive" (see caveat).
- Causal meaning "let be seen; put in sight, make known" evolved c.1200 for unknown reasons and is unique to English (German schauen still means "look at"). Spelling shew, popular 18c. and surviving into early 19c., represents obsolete pronunciation (rhymes with view). Horse racing sense is from 1903, perhaps from an earlier sense in card-playing.
- As in seem : verb appear; give the impression
- As in feign : verb pretend
Synonyms for make show of
- act
- affect
- assume
- be suggestive of
- bluff
- convey the impression
- counterfeit
- create the impression
- devise
- dissemble
- dissimulate
- do a bit
- fabricate
- fake
- forge
- four-flush
- give appearance of
- give the feeling of
- give the idea of
- have the appearance of
- have the aspects of
- have the earmarks of
- have the features of
- have the qualities of
- hint
- imagine
- imitate
- imply
- insinuate
- intimate
- invent
- look
- look as if
- look like
- look to be
- make a show of
- make show of
- phony up
- play
- play possum
- pretend
- put on
- put on act
- put up a front
- resemble
- sham
- show
- show every sign of
- simulate
- sound
- sound like
- stonewall
- strike one as being
- suggest
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