Show and Work

Show

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

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Work and show are semantically related in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Work" instead a noun "Show".

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

Work noun - A literary, musical, or artistic production.

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Show and work are semantically related in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Show" instead a noun "Work".

Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

old	old show	old work
good	good show	good work
best	best show	best work
short	short show	short work
Other adjectives: original, single, popular, actual, entire, real, great, little, main, animated, famous, new, early, later, fictional, last, earlier, previous, favorite.

ability	show ability	work ability
power	show power	work power
body	show body	work body
time	show time	work time
Other words: example, bit, side, skills.

Whenever a show or movie is mentioned - in particular Game of Thrones - a musical snippet vaguely similar to (or nothing like) that work's theme is played because they couldn't afford the real thing.

Source: Series / The Late Late Show
The show goes to show that the Precocious Crush trope just doesn't work out, with Wendy kindly turning Dipper down after hearing his Anguished Declaration of Love.

Source: Reality Ensues / Western Animation
All of the abridgers also work on the similar show The Abridging of Haruhi Suzumiya in various ways, so a lot of the humor and editing style reflects that show.

Source: Web Video / K-On! The Abridged Series

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

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

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

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