noun 1a display of dolls and puppets | planned events include a motorcycle display EXHIBITION , exposition, exhibit, array, arrangement, presentation, demonstration; SPECTACLE , show, parade, pageant, extravaganza; informal expo, demo.
2every clansman was determined to outdo the Campbells in display OSTENTATION , ostentatiousness, showiness, show, pomp, extravagance, ornateness, flamboyance, lavishness, resplendence, splendour, splendidness; informal swank, swankiness, pizzazz, razzle-dazzle, flashiness, glitz, glitziness, splashiness. -opposite(s): MODESTY.
3any display of outrage or temperament was frowned upon MANIFESTATION , expression, show, showing, indication, evidence, betrayal, revelation, disclosure. -opposite(s): CONCEALMENT.
verb 1the Crown Jewels displayed are only copies EXHIBIT , show, put on show, put on view, expose to view, present, unveil, set forth; arrange, dispose, array, lay out, set out.
2he uses the play to display his many theatrical talents SHOW OFF , parade, flaunt, flourish, reveal; publicize, make public, make known, give publicity to, call attention to, draw attention to; informal flash, push, plug, hype, boost. -opposite(s): HIDE.
3every so often she would display a vein of sharp humour MANIFEST , show evidence of, evince, betray, give away, reveal, disclose; demonstrate, show. -opposite(s): CONCEAL.