Reference and Show

Reference

Reference noun - Something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information.

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

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

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

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

good	good reference	good show
musical	musical reference	musical show
full	full reference	full show
particular	particular reference	particular show
Other adjectives: similar, complete, original, single, actual, entire, real, obscure, little, bad, early, later, last, local, earlier.

Several Web of Intrigue memories show or reference them gunning down innocents, occasionally laughing all the while.

Source: Videogame / [PROTOTYPE]
Doing it once in a while can give the audience a bit of curiosity about the reference, but not slow down the show with them wondering about every one.

Source: Lampshaded the Obscure Reference
A stylistic reference to The Wonder Years, but has become so associated with the show it's not uncommon to hear its use in other media referred to as a "That '70s Show shot".

Source: Series / That '70s Show

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

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

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

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