Pageant

/ˈpæd͡ʒənt/

Synonyms for "pageant" (174 found)

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Closest matches (35)

affair antimasqueaudience successballet blazon bomb bravura brilliancybroadcast dramaburlesque showceremony charadecliff hangercloset dramacomedy dramacosmoramacritical successcyclorama daring dash

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daytime serialdemonstration dialogue diorama disguise display

Noun(8 words)

beauty competitionbeauty contestcarnivals cavalcade cavalcades contestcortègedazzle

Adjective(1 words)

ceremonial event

Strong matches (52)

Noun(4 words)

display extravaganzas festivity jousting

documentary dramadrama dramaloguedramatic playdramatic seriesdramatics duodrama duologue eclat entertainmentepic theateretalage event exhibit exhibition exhibitionismexperimental theaterexposition extravaganza failure

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false frontfanfaronade figure flair flaunt flaunting flop flourish formality gala gasser georama giveawaygrand guignolgrandeur happening histrionics hithit showimprovisational dramalegitimate dramalight showmake believemanifestation masque melodramaminstrel showmiracle

Related words (87)

miracle playmonodrama monologue moralitymorality playmusic dramamusical revuemyriorama mysterymystery playopera pageantrypanel showpanorama pantomime paradepassion playpastoralpastoral dramaphantasmagoria

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piece play playlet pomp presentation pretense pretension pretentiousnessproblem playprocessionpsychedelic showpsychodramaquiz showradio dramarepresentation review revue ritualsensational playserial shamshifting sceneshowshowing offshowing-off sight sitcomsituation comedysketch skit soapsoap operasociodrama spectacle splash splurgestage playstage showstaginessstraight dramasuccesssuspense dramatableautableau vivanttalk showteleplaytelevision dramatelevision playtheater of crueltytheatricstom showtotal theatervariety showvaudevillevaudeville showvaunt vehicleword-of-mouth successwork

Noun(8 words)

ostentation pageantry parade procession processioning prosodion showiness spectacle

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More general

9 entries

ceremonialceremonial occasionceremony competition display event exhibition observance representation

More specific

7 entries

beauty pageantceremonial pageantcivic pageantfloral pageantgaudy pageantgrand pageantroyal pageant

Collocations

6 entries

beauty pageantcivic pageantgrand pageantornate pageantpageant seasonroyal pageant

Inflections

1 entries

pageants

Derivations

2 entries

pageantlike pageantry

Sample sentences

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Crowning toddler beauty pageant queens is Mr. Fredericksen's passion.

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She won the Miss America pageant.

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A funeral is a pageant whereby we attest our respect for the dead by enriching the undertaker, and strengthen our grief by an expenditure that deepens our groans and doubles our tears.

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Linda is one of the contestants in the pageant.

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