exhibit

Something on show

Exhibit connects display with formal presentation.

To exhibit something is to show it publicly: The museum exhibits ancient artifacts.

An exhibit is something displayed, or a collection of displayed items: the dinosaur exhibit.

In legal contexts, an exhibit is a document or object presented as evidence: Exhibit A.

To exhibit behavior or qualities is to display them: She exhibited no signs of distress.

museum

gallery

Space for displaying artwork

collection · diorama · placard · docent · installation · specimen · relic · fossil · skeleton · taxidermy

behavior

display

Presentation for viewing

reveal · betray · express · evince · present · indicate · symptoms · signs · traits · characteristics

showcase

display

Presentation for viewing

highlight · centerpiece · showpiece · attraction · spectacle · fair · expo · booth · vendor · trade

legal

evidence

Facts supporting truth

deposition · documentation · verification · authentication · witness · forensics · admissible · probative · prosecution · defense

art

painting

Pigment on canvas

installation · modernism · impressionism · abstract · realism · avant-garde · brushwork · vernissage · aesthetics · composition

zoological

animal

Multicellular motile organism

terrarium · aviary · sanctuary · conservation · naturalistic · enrichment · species · wildlife · viewing · educational

Categories
Opposites
visibility/display

exhibithide

Conceal or pelt

conceal · cover · obscure · mask · veil

withholding/suppression

exhibitsuppress

Forcibly put an end to

withhold · conceal · hide · keep secret · hold back

behavioral expression

exhibitsuppress

Forcibly put an end to

repress · restrain · inhibit · conceal · hide

Phrases
Family

exhibition, exhibited, exhibits, exhibiting, exhibitor, exhibitionist, exhibitionism, exhibitionistic, exhibitionists

Familiarity
Top 20,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G