Formality and Show

Formality

Formality noun - An act or utterance that is a customary show of good manners.

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Show and formality are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Show" instead a noun "Formality".

Nearby Words: form, formal, formalize, formalise, formalized

Show noun - An outward and often exaggerated indication of something abstract (as a feeling) for effect.

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Formality and show are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formality" instead a noun "Show".

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

proper	proper formality	proper show
great	great formality	great show

When the show's Official Couple Derek and Meredith finally did decide to get married, they first did it, now-famously, via Post-It note, then later as a simple courtroom formality.

Source: Wedding Day
Well, this film, for one thing... Dinner and a Show: Despite the repression and formality modern audiences see throughout the film, the onscreen family's dinner eventually turns into this trope as an example of what audiences shouldn't do.

Source: Film / A Date With Your Family

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Show and Formality. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/formality/show

Formality & Show. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/formality/show>.

Show or Formality. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/formality/show.

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