Explain and Show

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Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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Show is a synonym for explain in develop topic. In some cases you can use "Show" instead a verb "Explain", when it comes to topics like language, demonstrate.

Nearby Words: explanation, explained, explaining, explicable, explainable

Show

Show verb - To present so as to invite notice or attention.

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Explain is a synonym for show in develop topic. Sometimes you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Show", if it concerns topics such as language, demonstrate, passively exhibit something.

Nearby Words: showy, showed, showing, showcase, shown

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ability	explain ability	show ability
power	explain power	show power
strength	explain strength	show strength
name	explain name	show name
Other words: nature, appearance, amount, time, bit, behavior, feelings, events.

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A Running Gag in Top Gear challenges is for Jeremy to show or explain his current plight.

Source: Rock Bottom
For instance, it doesn't explain or show: The duration of some ultimates (Genji's Dragonblade, Junkrat's RIP-Tire, Zenyatta's Transcendence, Torbjörn's Molten Core, etc) The mechanics of Mei's ice wall- for one thing, before it's placed, it can be rotated using the activate key.

Source: Video Game / Overwatch
When Action League Now became a show, they had a clip show, "And Justice For None", when the Action League is trying to explain why the team shouldn't be terminated.

Source: Clip Show

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Show and Explain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/explain/show

Explain & Show. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/explain/show>.

Show or Explain. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/explain/show.

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