Show and Withhold

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

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Withhold is an antonym for show in topics: express, actively exhibit something, passively exhibit something.

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

Withhold verb - To be unwilling to grant.

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Show is an antonym for withhold in keep back topic.

Nearby Word: withholding

respect	show respect	withhold respect
support	show support	withhold support
time	show time	withhold time
side	show side	withhold side
Other words: evidence, feelings, emotions.

Some variations of this trope show that parents aren't always paragons of virtue and that the children who withhold their approval of them may be in the right.

Source: "Well Done, Dad!" Guy

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

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

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

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