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| Main Entry: | |
| 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: | disguise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | covering, makeup for deception |
| Synonyms: | beard, blind, camouflage, charade, cloak, color, coloring, concealment, costume, counterfeit, cover-up, dissimulation, dress, facade, face, faking, false front, fig leaf, front*, get-up, guise, illusion, make-believe, mask, masquerade, pageant, pen name, pretense, pretension, pretentiousness, pseudonym, put-on, red herring, screen, semblance, smoke screen, trickery, veil, veneer |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | display |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | public showing; spectacle |
| Synonyms: | act, affectation, arrangement, array, arrayal, blaze, bravura, dash, demonstration, example, exhibit, exhibition, expo, exposition, exposure, fanfare, flourish, for show, frame-up, frippery, front, grandstand play, layout, manifestation, ostentation, ostentatiousness, pageant, panorama, parade, pedantry, pomp, presentation, pretension, pretentiousness, revelation, sample, scheme, shine, showboat, splash, splendor, splurge, spread, unfolding, vanity |
| Antonyms: | hiding |
| Main Entry: | exhibition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | showing, demonstration |
| Synonyms: | a scene, advertisement, airing, an act, carnival, display, exhibit, expo, exposition, fair, fireworks, flash*, front*, manifestation, offering, pageant, performance, presentation, representation, show, sight, spectacle |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exposition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fair |
| Synonyms: | bazaar, circus, county fair, demonstration, display, exhibition, expo, marketplace, mart, pageant, presentation, production, show, showing |
| Main Entry: | extravaganza |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spectacle |
| Synonyms: | caricature, display, divertissement, flight of fancy, pageant, parody, show, spectacular |
| Main Entry: | fair |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | exposition, carnival |
| Synonyms: | bazaar, celebration, centennial, display, exhibit, exhibition, expo, festival, fete, gala, market, observance, occasion, pageant, show, spectacle |
| 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, clambake, dance, do, festivity, fete, fiesta, function, get-together, hop, jamboree, moveable feast, pageant, party, prom, roast, shindig*, stag, to-do, wingding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inspection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | examination, check |
| Synonyms: | analysis, checkup, frisk, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, inventory, investigation, look-over, maneuvers, once-over, pageant, parade, perlustration, probe, read, research, review, scan, scrutiny, search, superintendence, supervision, surveillance, survey, view |
| Antonyms: | ignorance, neglect |
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