Synonyms for carnival
ˈkɑr nə vəlcar·ni·val

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. carnival

   Synonyms:
   revel, rout, festivity, masquerade

   Antonyms:
   fast, mortification, lent, retirement

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 4 votes

1. carnivalnoun

   a festival marked by merrymaking and processions

   Synonyms:
   fair, funfair, circus

2. circus, carnivalnoun

   a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment

   "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"

   Synonyms:
   fair, funfair, circus, genus Circus

3. carnival, fair, funfairnoun

   a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

   Synonyms:
   fair, funfair, pleasure ground, circus, amusement park, bazaar

Matched Categories

1. • Disturbance
   • Festival
   • Show

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1. List of paraphrases for "carnival":

   carnaval, carnivals, grendel, circus

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How to use carnival in a sentence?

1. Trey Gowdy:

   The remedy is not to have a professional wrestling-type carnival atmosphere, which is what congressional public hearings have become.

2. Lois Greenfield:

   The pictures are in color. ... But for the most part, the colors are just the skin tones of the person, the backgrounds are either white, gray or black. And the clothing or fabrics are very, very neutral. I don't think it reads like color. I'm not looking at a colorful carnival.

3. John Travolta:

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4. Patrick Souza:

   Like soccer, Carnival is becoming a party for the rich, and that's a real shame because it's the poor who have always made up the heart of Carnival.

5. Anfavea President Luiz Moan:

   Several companies are offering furloughs, paid leave and longer stoppage times around the Carnival holiday to try and protect jobs. But clearly we have excess workers.