Show and Token

Show

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

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Token and show are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Token" instead the word "Show" as a noun or a verb.

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

Token noun - Something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event.

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Show and token are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Show" instead the word "Token" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Word: tokenism

good	good show	good token
special	special show	special token
particular	particular show	particular token
similar	similar show	similar token
Other adjectives: fake, proper, single, new, political, short-lived, next, last, biggest.

Instead of bringing a token gay character onto the show, the writers had one of the three central characters turn out to be a lesbian.

Source: Token Minority aka: Token Black
A Different World took place at a predominantly Black college - to show it was "predominantly" black and not "all" black they had a token white girl the first season, played by Marisa Tomei.

Source: Token White
By the same token, it's common if the show itself is American for the soap opera to be a Spanish-language telenovela.

Source: Soap Within a Show

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Token and Show. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/show/token

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