showed around

Led through space

To show someone around is to guide them through an unfamiliar place, pointing out features and giving orientation: Let me show you around the office.

Showed around is the past tense: She showed us around the campus before we enrolled.

The phrase implies casual hospitality rather than formal touring.

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orient · newcomer · new hire · first day · museum · guest · historical site · introduce · familiarize · city · accompany · host · welcome committee · visitor · lead · map · demonstrate · traveler

Opposites
guidance and hospitality

showed aroundabandoned

Left behind completely

ignored · neglected · turned away · shut out · ditched

revealing vs. concealing location

showed aroundkept away from

Deliberately maintained distance

restricted access

familiarity/orientation

showed arounddisoriented

Lacking sense of direction

kept in the dark · confused

Family

show, showed, shown, showing, shows, showy, showily, showiness, around

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