Show and Say

Show

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

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

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

Say

Say verb - To express (a thought or emotion) in words.

Show and say are semantically related in read topic. Sometimes you can use "Show" instead a verb "Say", if it concerns topics such as indicate.

Nearby Word: saying

How words are described

good good show good say
best best show best say
normal normal show normal say
short short show short say
Other adjectives: certain, light, single, actual, entire, real, great, little, bad, dark, former, final, last, realistic, favorite.

Common collocations

character show character say character
name show name say name
someone show someone say someone
death show death say death
Other words: time, world, bit, nothing, everyone.
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