Show and Use

Show

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

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

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

Use noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.

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

Nearby Words: useless, useful, used, usefulness, using

good	good show	good use
full	full show	full use
best	best show	best use
particular	particular show	particular use
Other adjectives: better, similar, normal, standard, original, proper, single, popular, actual, real, successful, great, little, main, new, early, later.

ability	show ability	use ability
character	show character	use character
power	show power	use power
strength	show strength	use strength
Other words: kind, body, name, form, time, skills.

The frequency of this in film and TV is possibly because it offers a fairly brutal way of killing someone without having to use or show any blood.

Source: Neck Snap
A few late-game missions mandate Skell use and show everyone in their cockpits, but most missions just assume you're walking up on foot even if your entire team is in Skells.

Source: Video Game / Xenoblade Chronicles X
But piss her off by threatening people in need, little kids or her friends (including the Doctor) and she'll put that wit and heart to good use and show her Badass Bookworm or Girly Bruiser side.

Source: Badass Adorable / Live-Action TV

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

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