show
noun (FALSE APPEARANCE) /ʃəʊ/
/ʃoʊ/ Definition
› [C] an appearance of something that is not really sincere or real: Despite its public show of unity, the royal family had its share of disagreements just like any other. They put on a show of being interested, but I don't think they really were.Affected and insincere for show › Something that is for show has no practical value and is used only to improve the appearance of something else: Do the lights on this phone have any useful function or are they just/only for show?Useless and futile
(Definition of show noun (FALSE APPEARANCE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a mug's game idiom
- adrift adjective
- aimless adjective
- airy-fairy adjective
- be at a loose end idiom
- flaccid adjective
- fool's errand noun
- for the hell of it idiom
- frivolous adjective
- fruitless adjective
- negate verb
- no-good adjective
- nugatory adjective
- ornamental adjective
- otiose adjective
- unrealistic adjective
- until you are blue in the face idiom
- unwieldy adjective (NOT EFFECTIVE)
- useless adjective
- vain adjective (NOT SUCCESSFUL)
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