Synonyms for spectacle
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Pageantry — an exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc
pageantry, show, pageant, parade, sight, scene, phenomenon, display, demonstration, exhibition, appearance, wonder, representation, prospect, curiosity, flourish, pomp, manifestation
2. Optical instrument
glasses, eyeglasses US, specs informal
Other
extravaganza, marvel, optics, brille, gazingstock dated
Definitions
- n. 1
An exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc.
The horse race was a thrilling spectacle.
- n. 2
Drama and excitement in a display, product, performance, exhibition, etc.
I enjoyed her presentation, but it needs more spectacle.
Related words
- Word family
- spectacled species spectacular speculate
Forms
- Plural
- spectacles → pageantries, shows, pageants, parades…
Example sentences
- sight The girl began to cry at the sight of the big dog.
- parade The band entertained the spectators at the parade.
- pageant Sami's girlfriend entered into a beauty pageant.
- pageantry I can do without the pageantry. I'm just here to watch them play ball.
- marvel The marvel is that he succeeded in the adventure.
- optics Damiano began lecturing on the subject of optics.
By length
- 4 letters
- show1, pomp1
- 5 letters
- scene1, sight1, specs1
- 6 letters
- wonder2, parade2, marvel2, optics2, brille
- 7 letters
- display2, glasses2, pageant2
- 8 letters
- prospect2, flourish2
- 9 letters
- curiosity5, pageantry3
- 10 letters
- appearance3, exhibition4, phenomenon4, eyeglasses3
- 11 letters
- gazingstock
- 12 letters
- extravaganza5
- 13 letters
- demonstration4, manifestation5
- 14 letters
- representation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wonder2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- spectacle
- Italiano
- spettacolo
- Español
- espectáculo
- Català
- espectacle