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Definitions

carnivalesque

ADJECTIVE
festive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cheery chipper convivial gala happy hearty jovial joyful joyous jubilant lighthearted merry peppy upbeat
WEAK
blithe bouncy carnival chirpy festal gay gleeful go-go grooving holiday jocund jolly juiced up jumping mirthful perky rocking snappy swinging zippy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
apathetic depressed lethargic miserable sad serious sorrowful troubled unhappy upset
WEAK
gloomy somber undecorated

Example Sentences

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“It kills me how out of touch Cuomo is,” she said, dressed in black leggings and taking pictures with her pink iPhone of the carnivalesque “No Kings” rally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Martin Scorsese combines archival footage with fresh interviews and tall tales to paint a mostly factual portrait of the carnivalesque tour launched by Bob Dylan in 1975.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2024

Food trucks, games, a band and balloons made the atmosphere carnivalesque.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2024

These early novels could be carnivalesque in their humor.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2023

The Florentines at any rate spend no more money nor faith on the carnivalesque.

From Italian Hours by James, Henry

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.