List and Show

List

List verb - To make a list of.

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Show and list are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Show" instead a verb "List".

Nearby Words: listing, listed, lister

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

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List and show are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "List" instead a verb "Show".

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

old	old list	old show
good	good list	good show
full	full list	full show
special	special list	special show
Other adjectives: best, long, similar, short, complete, current, original, single, actual, entire, real, great, little, bad, main, famous, new, said, favorite.

character	list character	show character
name	list name	show name
time	list time	show time
example	list example	show example
Other words: movie, everyone, events, scenes.

A 1st season show when Jill Clayburgh was host had a list of "People that dolphins are definitely smarter than".

Source: Long List
The panel show QI has a few examples of this when presenter Stephen Fry reels off a long list.

Source: Long List
Game Shows that have celebrity players sometimes are accused of using these, especially when A- and B-list celebrities are unavailable or don't wish to do a specific show.

Source: C-List Fodder

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

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

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

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