performatively
In theatrical fashion
Performatively describes doing something in a way that constitutes the action itself rather than merely describing it.
Saying "I promise" performatively creates the promise; saying "I apologize" performatively enacts the apology.
The term comes from philosophy of language but now often describes behavior done for show rather than substance: He performatively checked his watch to signal impatience.
Showing feelings openly
- animatedlyIn lively manner
- vividlyWith intense clarity
- emotingExpressing theatrically
- conveyingTransmitting meaning or information
communicating · signifying · embodying · enacting · manifesting · outwardly · visibly · physically
Temporarily holding position
- stageRaised performance platform
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
melodramatic · hammy · over-the-top · scripted · rehearsed · staged · enacted · role-playing
Spoken expression aloud
- AustinTexas capital city
- declarationFormal public announcement
- pronouncementFormal authoritative statement
- statingExpressing in words
asserting · promising · commanding · naming · christening · sentencing · vowing · proclaiming
Excessively eye-catching
- flamboyantStrikingly bold in style
- flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
- look-at-meDemand for notice
- attention-seekingCraving others' focus
grandstanding · showboating · peacocking · exhibitionist · conspicuous · virtue-signaling · posturing · preening
demonstratively
Showing feelings openly
- animatedlyIn lively manner
- vividlyWith intense clarity
- emotingExpressing theatrically
conveying · communicating · signifying · embodying · enacting · manifesting · outwardly · visibly · physically
acting
Temporarily holding position
- stageRaised performance platform
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
dramatic · melodramatic · hammy · over-the-top · scripted · rehearsed · staged · enacted · role-playing · put-on
utterance
Spoken expression aloud
- AustinTexas capital city
- declarationFormal public announcement
- pronouncementFormal authoritative statement
stating · asserting · promising · commanding · naming · christening · sentencing · vowing · proclaiming · constitutive
showy
Excessively eye-catching
- flamboyantStrikingly bold in style
- flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
- look-at-meDemand for notice
attention-seeking · grandstanding · showboating · peacocking · exhibitionist · conspicuous · virtue-signaling · posturing · preening · strutting
performativelysincerely
With genuine feeling
genuinely · authentically · earnestly · honestly · from the heart
performativelysilently
Without audible noise
inwardly · privately · internally · tacitly · covertly
- performative activismPublic gestures without commitment