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| Main Entry: | pageant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spectacle or contest |
| Synonyms: | celebration, charade, display, exhibition, exposition, extravaganza, fair, make-believe, motorcade, parade, pomp, procession, ritual, show, tableau |
| Main Entry: | charade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pretense |
| Synonyms: | deception, disguise, fake, farce, make-believe, mimicry, pageant, parody, pretension, travesty, trick, pantomime, pretentiousness, put-on |
| Main Entry: | disguise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | covering, makeup for deception |
| Synonyms: | beard, blind, camouflage, charade, cloak, color, coloring, concealment, costume, counterfeit, cover-up, dress, facade, face, false front*, front*, guise, illusion, make-believe, mask, masquerade, pageant, pen name, pretense, pretension, pseudonym, red herring*, screen, semblance, smoke screen*, trickery, veil, veneer, dissimulation, faking, fig leaf, get-up, pretentiousness, put-on |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | display |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | public showing; spectacle |
| Synonyms: | act, affectation, arrangement, array, blaze, dash, demonstration, example, exhibit, exhibition, exposition, exposure, fanfare, flourish, frippery, front, layout, manifestation, ostentation, pageant, panorama, parade, pedantry, pomp, presentation, pretension, revelation, sample, scheme, shine, splash, splendor, splurge, spread, vanity, arrayal, bravura, expo, for show, frame-up, grandstand play, ostentatiousness, pretentiousness, showboat, unfolding |
| Antonyms: | hiding |
| Main Entry: | exhibition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | showing, demonstration |
| Synonyms: | advertisement, carnival, display, exhibit, exposition, fair, fireworks, flash*, front*, manifestation, offering, pageant, performance, presentation, representation, show, sight, spectacle, a scene, airing, an act, expo |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | extravaganza |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spectacle |
| Synonyms: | caricature, display, flight of fancy*, pageant, parody, show, spectacular, divertissement |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fair |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | exposition, carnival |
| Synonyms: | bazaar, celebration, display, exhibit, exhibition, festival, fete, gala, market, observance, occasion, pageant, show, spectacle, centennial, expo |
| Notes: | a fair (noun) is a traveling show or carnival or a gathering of producers to promote business - fair (adjective) means free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception, or very pleasing to the eye, or not excessive or extreme; fare (noun) is the sum charged for transportation, or the food and drink that are regularly consumed - fare (verb) to get along or proceed |
| Main Entry: | gala |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | festival |
| Synonyms: | affair, ball, bash, blast*, blowout*, carnival, celebration, dance, do, festivity, fete, fiesta, function, get-together, hop, jamboree, pageant, party, prom, roast, shindig*, to-do*, clambake, moveable feast, stag, wingding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inspection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | examination, check |
| Synonyms: | analysis, frisk, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, inventory, investigation, once-over*, pageant, parade, probe, read, research, review, scan, scrutiny, search, supervision, surveillance, survey, view, checkup, look-over, maneuvers, perlustration, superintendence |
| Antonyms: | ignorance, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | make-believe |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unreality |
| Synonyms: | charade, disguise, dream, fairy tale, fantasy, imagination, pageant, pretense, pretension, sham, dissimulation, fakery, playacting, pretentiousness |
| Antonyms: | reality, truth |
| Main Entry: | ostentation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | exhibitionism, flashiness |
| Synonyms: | affectation, array, boast, boasting, brag, bravado, demonstration, display, exhibition, false front*, flash*, flaunting, flourish, fuss, magnificence, pageant, pageantry, parade, pomp, pomposity, pretending, pretension, shine*, show, showoff*, spectacle, splendor, splurge, swagger*, vainglory, vaunt*, braggadocio, bragging, flamboyance, garishness, grandstand play, parading, pompousness, pretentiousness, put-on, showiness, showing off, swaggering, swank, vaunting, window-dressing |
| Antonyms: | modesty, quiet, reservation, plainness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pageantry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flashy display |
| Synonyms: | affectation, array, ceremonial, ceremony, extravagance, fanfare, flourish, formality, glitter, grandeur, magnificence, ostentation, pageant, parade, pomp, pomposity, show, spectacle, splash, splendor, grandiosity, panoply |
| Main Entry: | pomp |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pageantry, display |
| Synonyms: | affectation, array, ceremonial, ceremony, fanfare, flourish, formality, grandeur, magnificence, ostentation, pageant, parade, pomposity, ritual, shine, show, solemnity, splendor, state, vainglory, grandiosity, panoply |
| Antonyms: | dullness, simplicity, plainness |
| Main Entry: | spectacle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something showy; exhibition |
| Synonyms: | comedy, curiosity, demonstration, display, drama, event, exposition, extravaganza, marvel, movie, pageant, parade, performance, phenomenon, play, production, representation, scene, show, sight, spectacular, tableau, view, wonder |
| Antonyms: | normality, ordinariness |
| Main Entry: | splendor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | radiance, glory |
| Synonyms: | brightness, ceremony, dazzle, display, effulgence, grandeur, luster, magnificence, majesty, pageant, pomp, renown, richness, show, solemnity, spectacle, brilliance, gorgeousness, refulgence, resplendence, stateliness, sumptuousness |
| Antonyms: | dullness, insignificance, poorness, ordinariness |
| Main Entry: | scene |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | setting of a performance or event |
| Synonyms: | arena, backdrop, background, display, exhibition, flat, landscape, locale, location, outlook, pageant, picture, place, representation, scenery, set, setting, show, sight, site, spectacle, spot, stage, tableau, theater, view, blackout, flats, locality, mise en scène, seascape |
| Main Entry: | show |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | demonstration, exhibition |
| Synonyms: | appearance, array, display, exposition, fair, fanfare, fireworks, grandstand, manifestation, occurrence, pageant, pageantry, parade, pomp, presentation, program, representation, shine*, showing, sight, spectacle, splash*, view, expo, panoply, showboat |
| Antonyms: | concealment, hiding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exposition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fair |
| Synonyms: | bazaar, circus, demonstration, display, exhibition, marketplace, mart, pageant, presentation, production, show, showing, county fair, expo |
| Main Entry: | performance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | acting, depiction |
| Synonyms: | act, appearance, ballet, behavior, burlesque, business, ceremony, concert, custom, dance, display, drama, exhibition, gig*, interpretation, matinee, offering, pageant, play, portrayal, presentation, production, recital, rehearsal, representation, review, rigmarole, rite, set, show, special, spectacle, stunt, to-do*, opera, revue, stage show |
| Antonyms: | direction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pretension |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | false claim, assertion of importance |
| Synonyms: | allegation, ambition, aspiration, assumption, charade, declaration, demand, disguise, maintenance, make-believe, pageant, pretense, pretext, profession, title, ambitiousness |
| Antonyms: | honesty, truth |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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