Input
Show
Show verb - To present so as to invite notice or attention.
How words are described
| full | full input | full show |
| special | special input | special show |
| particular | particular input | particular show |
| certain | certain input | certain show |
| Other adjectives: current, single, actual, real, successful, little, main, famous, new, final, later. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Part of what makes them so intuitive is that the action itself provides the input on what button needs to be pressed, without needing to show the button on-screen (as in the page image).
Source: Action Commands - Her doing this was so important that the majority of things that have happened in the show wouldn't have happened without her input.
Source: Because Destiny Says So -
The series starts in San Francisco with a local detective hopping backstage after a show to ask for her input on a batch of grisly other-worldly murders.
Source: Comic Book / Zatanna
Cite this Source
Show and Input. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/input/show
Input & Show. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/input/show>.
Show or Input. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/input/show.
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