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Synonyms for showboat

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

grandstand

All synonyms

Verb

grandstand, stunt slang, show away dated, flex slang

Noun

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To show off.

  2. n. 1

    A river steamboat having a resident theatre.

Forms

Plural
showboats → show-offs…
Past participle
showboated
e.g. showboated → grandstanded, stunted, flexed…

Example sentences

  • grandstand Fans hate it when players grandstand.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
showboatsteady
grandstandsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
flex1
5 letters
stunt1
10 letters
grandstand2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (grandstand2 = 2 syllables).