Synonyms for carnival

Most common

fun fair · festival · festivity · circus

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Any of a number of festivals held just before the beginning of Lent.

2. n. 2

   A festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment.

Related words

Phrases

carnival glass winter carnival

Forms

Plural

carnivals → fairs, festivals, festivities, revels…

Example sentences

• festival She made friends with them at the school festival.
• festivity Once the festivity finishes, we'll go back to work.
• circus Maria worked in a circus. She was a contortionist.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

fair¹

5 letters

revel²

6 letters

circus²

8 letters

festival³

9 letters

festivity⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (revel² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

carnaval

Italiano

carnevale

Deutsch

Karneval