Index and Show

Index

Index noun - An arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information.

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

Nearby Words: indexed, indexing, indexation, indexable

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

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

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

old	old index	old show
good	good index	good show
full	full index	full show
better	better index	better show
Other adjectives: complete, certain, original, single, actual, entire, little, bad, main, new, last, eponymous, sci-fi.

However, if you put in the redirect now then it'll make the index bar show up twice on the bottom of a page with that index — once for the old title, once for the new.

Source: Administrivia / How to Move a Page
This can happen if a page is namespaced on an index, but isn't moved there yet, and the index bar doesn't show up at the bottom of that page.

Source: Administrivia / Edit Reasons and Why You Should Use Them
If you're redirecting a page that was previously an index, remember to set the page type as "trope" first and remove the indexing, otherwise the old name will still show up at the index bars.

Source: Administrivia / How to Move a Page

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

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