Demonstrate
Demonstrate verb - To gain full recognition or acceptance of.
Highlight and demonstrate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Highlight" instead a verb "Demonstrate".
Highlight
Highlight verb - To indicate the importance of by centering attention on.
Demonstrate and highlight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Demonstrate" instead a verb "Highlight".
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| quality | demonstrate quality | highlight quality |
| lack | demonstrate lack | highlight lack |
| importance | demonstrate importance | highlight importance |
| status | demonstrate status | highlight status |
| Other words: point, nature, development, fact, personality, difference, stupidity, points, qualities, traits, abilities, problems, dangers, differences. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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You Bastard: Zack Snyder says he intended for the movie to highlight certain perverts' nature, show that they can be changed, and demonstrate that women are more than bodies.
Source: Film / Sucker Punch - Martial Arts and Crafts Medium Blending: In Lycosa, animated arrows appear in the speech bubbles you have to highlight to translate the spider speech every so often in order to better demonstrate the sense of movement, surprise, or the emotions a spider face is completely incapable of conveying.
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Demonstrate & Highlight. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/demonstrate/highlight>.
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