Thesaurus results for SHOWBOAT

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verb

as in to show off

to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior the gymnast was showboating for the cameras when she lost her balance and fell

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Recent Examples of showboat

Verb

Not even the biggest skeptic of American exceptionalism could deny the talent gap, which has often been so considerable that U.S. teams often take the opportunity to showboat during games, like the Harlem Globetrotters playing against the hapless Washington Generals. —

Vulture Editors, Vulture, 31 July 2024 Don’t showboat around the bases. —

John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Apr. 2022

Noun

Still, the factor that may have been most harmful were his relationships with fellow Republican lawmakers, who regarded him as an empty showboat willing to hurt the party to gain attention. —

Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024 Fonseca found Barbosa to be a showboat on Instagram, sure, but also unfailingly polite and generous. —

Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 10 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for showboat

Recent Examples of Synonyms for showboat

Verb

Mary showed off the renovations at a number of parties, most conspicuously at an enormous ball given on February 5, 1862.

— Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
And Colbert got to show off his musical chops.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026