| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spectacle |
| Synonyms: | caricature, display, divertissement, flight of fancy, pageant, parody, show, spectacular |
| Main Entry: | riot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very funny happening |
| Synonyms: | boisterousness, carousal, confusion, excess, extravaganza, festivity, flourish, frolic, high jinks, howl*, jollification, lark, merrymaking, panic*, revelry, romp, scream*, sensation, show, sidesplitter, skylark, smash*, splash*, tumult, uproar, wow* |
| Antonyms: | seriousness, solemnity |
| 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: | variety show |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | show with various acts |
| Synonyms: | cabaret, extravaganza, revue, stage show, vaudeville show |