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demonstration - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | demonstration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | display of proof |
| Synonyms: | affirmation, confirmation, description, evidence, exhibition, explanation, exposition, expression, illustration, induction, manifestation, presentation, proof, show, spectacle, substantiation, test, testimony, trial, validation |
| Antonyms: | concealment, hiding |
| Main Entry: | demonstration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | display of belief in cause by taking public action |
| Synonyms: | fast, march, parade, picket, protest, rally, sit-in*, strike, lie-in, love-in, mass lobby, peace march, picket line, teach-in, walkout |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | crusade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | campaign for cause |
| Synonyms: | cause, demonstration, drive, evangelism, expedition, holy war, march, movement, push, jihad |
| Main Entry: | display |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | public showing; spectacle |
| Synonyms: | act, affectation, arrangement, array, blaze, dash, demonstration, example, exhibit, exhibition, exposition, exposure, fanfare, flourish, frippery, front, layout, manifestation, ostentation, pageant, panorama, parade, pedantry, pomp, presentation, pretension, revelation, sample, scheme, shine, splash, splendor, splurge, spread, vanity, arrayal, bravura, expo, for show, frame-up, grandstand play, ostentatiousness, pretentiousness, showboat, unfolding |
| Antonyms: | hiding |
| Main Entry: | evidence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | proof |
| Synonyms: | affirmation, clincher*, clue, confirmation, cue, data, declaration, demonstration, deposition, dope*, goods*, gospel, grounds, index, indication, information, manifestation, mark, sign, significant, smoking gun*, substantiation, symptom, testament, testimonial, testimony, token, witness, attestation, averment, cincher, corroboration, documentation, grabber, indicia, info |
| Notes: | evidence (from Latin e- 'out' + videre 'to see') is information that helps form a conclusion; proof is factual information that verifies a conclusion |
| Antonyms: | contradiction, refutation, disproof, heresay |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | explanation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clarification; reason |
| Synonyms: | account, annotation, answer, breakdown, brief, cause, comment, commentary, confession, definition, demonstration, description, details, display, elucidation, evidence, example, excuse, exposition, expression, gloss, history, illustration, information, interpretation, justification, meaning, mitigation, motive, narration, note, recital, rendition, report, resolution, sense, showing, significance, specification, statement, story, summary, tale, talking, telling, vindication, writing, explication |
| Antonyms: | complication |
| Main Entry: | fanfare |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cheering |
| Synonyms: | array, ballyhoo*, demonstration, display, flourish, hullabaloo*, parade, pomp, shine, show, alarum, panoply, trump, trumpet call |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hypothesis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | theory |
| Synonyms: | antecedent, assignment, assumption, axiom, basis, belief, conclusion, condition, conjecture, data, deduction, demonstration, derivation, explanation, foundation, ground, guess, inference, interpretation, layout, philosophy, plan, position, postulate, premise, principle, proposal, proposition, rationale, reason, scheme, shot in the dark*, speculation, suggestion, supposition, surmise, system, term, theorem, thesis, apriority, attribution, lemma, presupposition, starting point, tentative law |
| Antonyms: | measurement, proof, reality, truth, calcualtion |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | infomercial |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | full-length television program existing solely to market a product |
| Synonyms: | commercial, demonstration, advertorial, docutainment, infotainment, paid announcement |
| Main Entry: | manifestation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | exhibition, proof |
| Synonyms: | appearance, demonstration, disclosure, display, explanation, exposure, expression, indication, instance, mark, meaning, phenomenon, revelation, show, sign, symptom, token, materialization |
| Antonyms: | concealment, cover, hiding, obscurity, vagueness |
| Main Entry: | ostentation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | exhibitionism, flashiness |
| Synonyms: | affectation, array, boast, boasting, brag, bravado, demonstration, display, exhibition, false front*, flash*, flaunting, flourish, fuss, magnificence, pageant, pageantry, parade, pomp, pomposity, pretending, pretension, shine*, show, showoff*, spectacle, splendor, splurge, swagger*, vainglory, vaunt*, braggadocio, bragging, flamboyance, garishness, grandstand play, parading, pompousness, pretentiousness, put-on, showiness, showing off, swaggering, swank, vaunting, window-dressing |
| Antonyms: | modesty, quiet, reservation, plainness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | parade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pageant, display |
| Synonyms: | array, cavalcade, ceremony, column, demonstration, exhibition, fanfare, flaunting, line, march, ostentation, pomp, procession, review, ritual, shine, show, spectacle, train, autocade, panoply, vaunting |
| Main Entry: | presentation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | performance; something given, displayed |
| Synonyms: | act, appearance, arrangement, award, debut, delivery, demonstration, display, dog and pony show*, donation, exhibition, exposition, giving, introduction, launch, offering, overture, pitch, present, production, proposal, proposition, reception, remembrance, rendition, representation, show, submission, bestowal, coming out, conferral, delivering, investiture, knockdown*, launching, sales pitch, staging |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | protest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | complaint, disapproval |
| Synonyms: | bellyache*, blackball*, challenge, clamor, declaration, demonstration, demur, difficulty, dissent, flak*, grievance, gripe, grouse*, holler*, howl, kick*, knock*, march, moratorium, nix, objection, outcry, question, rally, remonstrance, revolt, riot, stink*, tumult, turmoil, big stink, demurral, formal complaint, protestation, remonstration |
| Antonyms: | acceptance, approval, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sit-in |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | civil disobedience |
| Synonyms: | complaint, demonstration, fast, grievance, march, passive resistance, protest, rally, revolt, riot, strike, love-in, peace march, peaceful protest, sit-down, walkout |
| Main Entry: | spectacle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something showy; exhibition |
| Synonyms: | comedy, curiosity, demonstration, display, drama, event, exposition, extravaganza, marvel, movie, pageant, parade, performance, phenomenon, play, production, representation, scene, show, sight, spectacular, tableau, view, wonder |
| Antonyms: | normality, ordinariness |
| Main Entry: | testament |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tribute; last wishes |
| Synonyms: | colloquy, confirmation, covenant, demonstration, earnest, evidence, instrument, proof, testimonial, testimony, will, witness, attestation, exemplification |
| Main Entry: | testimony |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | declaration about truth; proof |
| Synonyms: | affidavit, affirmation, avowal, confirmation, data, demonstration, deposition, evidence, facts, grounds, illustration, indication, information, manifestation, profession, statement, submission, substantiation, support, testament, verification, witness, attestation, corroboration, documentation |
| Main Entry: | token |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | indication, remembrance |
| Synonyms: | badge, clue, demonstration, earnest, evidence, expression, favor, gift, index, keepsake, manifestation, mark, memento, memorial, note, omen, pawn, pledge, presage, proof, relic, reminder, representation, sample, security, sign, significant, souvenir, symbol, symptom, trophy, warning, warrant, indicia |
| Main Entry: | proof |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | evidence, authentication |
| Synonyms: | affidavit, argument, case, chapter and verse*, clincher*, clue, confirmation, credentials, criterion, cue*, data, demonstration, deposition, establishment, exhibit, facts, goods*, grounds, information, nitty-gritty*, picture, reason, record, scoop*, score*, skinny*, smoking gun*, substantiation, testament, testimony, trace, verification, warrant, wherefore*, why*, witness, attestation, averment, certification, corroboration, documents, grabber, lowdown, paper trail, reasons, straight stuff, validation, whyfor |
| Antonyms: | hypothesis, theory |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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