Synonyms of showing off

showing off

verb

present participle of show off

1

as in cutting up

to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior

the athletes warmed up, happily showing off for the crowd before the match officially started

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cutting up
• horsing around
• clowning (around)
• acting up
• fooling around
• monkeying (around)
• revelling
• reveling
• carrying on
• showboating
• roaring
• skylarking
• hotdogging
• misbehaving
• gambolling
• cavorting
• romping
• capering
• frisking
• gamboling
• rollicking
• larking
• frolicking
• roughhousing
• carousing
• mafficking
• wassailing
• disporting

2

as in displaying

to present so as to invite notice or attention

she just wants to show off her new jewelry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• displaying
• flashing
• showing
• exhibiting
• unveiling
• waving
• announcing
• laying out
• exposing
• producing
• parading
• flaunting
• telling (of)
• sporting
• strutting
• talking (about)
• revealing
• advertising
• proclaiming
• posting
• disporting
• flourishing
• brandishing
• discovering
• airing
• broadcasting
• publicizing
• blazing
• divulging
• heralding
• trumpeting
• sounding
• baring
• uncovering
• placarding
• unmasking
• uncloaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masking
• disguising
• camouflaging
• covering
• hiding
• concealing
• obscuring
• occluding
• shrouding
• veiling
• enshrouding
• occulting
• curtaining