The royal wedding was a great spectacle.
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Spectacle
/ˈspɛktəkl̩/
Synonyms for "spectacle" (236 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (48)
Noun(15 words)
amazementantimasqueastonishing thingastonishmentaudience successballetblazonbombbravurabrilliancybroadcast dramaburlesque showcharadecliff hangercloset dramacomedy dramacosmoramacritical successcuriositycyclorama
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daringdashdaytime serialdemonstrationdialoguedioramadisplaydocumentary dramadramadramaloguedramatic playdramatic seriesdramatics
Strong matches (70)
duodramaduologueeclatentertainmentepic theateretalageeventexceptionexhibitexhibitionexhibitionismexperimental theaterexpositionextravaganzaeyeglassesfailurefalse frontfanfaronadefigureflair
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Noun(18 words)
Related words (118)
musical revuemyrioramamysterymystery playnonesuchoperapageantpageantrypanel showpanoramapantomimeparadepassion playpastoralpastoral dramaperformancephantasmagoriaphenomenonpieceplay
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playletpomppresentationproblem playprodigyprospectpsychedelic showpsychodramaquite a thingquiz showradio dramararityrepresentationreviewrevuesensationsensational playserialshamshifting sceneshowshowing offshowing-offsightsitcomsituation comedysketchskitsoapsoap operasociodramasomething elsespecsspectaclessplashsplendorsplurgestage playstage showstaginessstraight dramastunnersuccesssuspense dramatableautableau vivanttalk showteleplaytelevision dramatelevision playtheater of crueltytheatricstom showtotal theatervariety showvaudevillevaudeville showvauntvehicleviewwonderwonderful thingwondermentword-of-mouth successwork
Noun(30 words)
Adjective(2 words)
schemed eventssports phenomenon
Interjection(1 words)
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More general
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
More specific
11 entriescelebritycharacterfireworks displaygogglespageantparadeprescription glassesprodigyreading glassesshowstoppersunglasses
Collocations
6 entriesdramatic spectaclegrand spectaclepublic spectaclespectacle in a paradespectacle of lightsvisual spectacle
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
2 translations across 1 languages.
Finnish
2 entries- peili noun (aid to intellectual sight)
- silmälasit noun (aid to intellectual sight)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
I need to buy new spectacle frames.
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It's a spectacle you won't forget.
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He was a pitiable spectacle of neglect and wretchedness as he sat there on an upturned pail, eating his bread and cheese with fingers that, like his clothing, were grimed with paint and dirt.
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