Air
Show
Show noun - Outward and often deceptive indication.
Usage example: a false show of strength that fooled the enemy
Air is a synonym for show in pretence topic. Sometimes you can use "Air" instead the word "Show" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as launch, broadcast, false front, actively exhibit something.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| live | live air | live show |
| good | good air | good show |
| special | special air | special show |
| similar | similar air | similar show |
| Other adjectives: normal, complete, certain, serious, little, bad, new, local. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Unfortunately, the episode ends on a cliffhanger with the pair still in mid-air and the show got cancelled.
Source: Horse Jump -
They occasionally played pranks on him and tried to catch him at home when his show was on the air, pretending to be a live broadcast.
Source: Sitcom Arch-Nemesis -
In the OVA it's played with further, when Mink gets a little overexcited at the sight of her friends cheering at the victory, causing her to throw her arms into the air and show her assets to the crowd.
Source: Defeat by Modesty
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