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Synonyms for pageant
ˈpædʒ əntpageant

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Wiktionary3.0 / 1 vote

  1. pageantnoun

    An elaborate public display, especially a parade in historical or traditional costume.

    Synonyms:
    spectacle

  2. pageantnoun

    A beauty pageant.

    Synonyms:
    beauty pageant

English Synonyms and Antonyms4.7 / 3 votes

  1. pageant

    Ostentation is an ambitious showing forth of whatever is thought adapted to win admiration or praise; ostentation may be without words; as, the ostentation of wealth in fine residences, rich clothing, costly equipage, or the like; when in words, ostentation is rather in manner than in direct statement; as, the ostentation of learning. Boasting is in direct statement, and is louder and more vulgar than ostentation. There may be great display or show with little substance; ostentation suggests something substantial to be shown. Pageant, pageantry, parade, and pomp refer principally to affairs of arms or state; as, a royal pageant; a military parade. Pomp is some material demonstration of wealth and power, as in grand and stately ceremonial, rich furnishings, processions, etc., considered as worthy of the person or occasion in whose behalf it is manifested; pomp is the noble side of that which as ostentation is considered as arrogant and vain. Pageant and pageantry are inferior to pomp, denoting spectacular display designed to impress the public mind, and since the multitude is largely ignorant and thoughtless, the words pageant and pageantry have a suggestion of the transient and unsubstantial. Parade (Latin paro, prepare) is an exhibition as of troops in camp going through the evolutions that are to be used in battle, and suggests a lack of earnestness and direct or immediate occasion or demand; hence, in the more general sense, a parade is an uncalled for exhibition, and so used is a more disparaging word than ostentation; ostentation may spring merely from undue self-gratulation, parade implies a desire to impress others with a sense of one's abilities or resources, and is always offensive and somewhat contemptible; as, a parade of wealth or learning. Pomposity and pompousness are the affectation of pomp.

    Synonyms:
    boast, boasting, display, flourish, ostentation, pageantry, parade, pomp, pomposity, pompousness, show, vaunt, vaunting

    Antonyms:
    diffidence, modesty, quietness, reserve, retirement, shrinking, timidity, unobtrusiveness

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. pageant

    Synonyms:
    pomp, procession, exhibition, display, spectacle, show, ceremony

    Antonyms:
    dream, illusion, phantasmagoria, mockery

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pageant, pageantrynoun

    an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes

    Synonyms:
    pageantry

  2. pageant, pageantrynoun

    a rich and spectacular ceremony

    Synonyms:
    pageantry

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pageantnoun

    Synonyms:
    spectacle, show, display, parade

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "pageant":

    re-enactment, parade, competitions, competition, spectacle, contest

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#268show
#750display
#2078competition
#3575contest
#4350exhibition
#6614ceremony
#6746competitions
#6903parade
#21030pageant
#21729spectacle
#23203boast
#23713flourish
#24284procession
#30842boasting
#49571pomp
#84144pageantry
#118932ostentation
#164845pomposity
#281038vaunt

How to use pageant in a sentence?

  1. Anjali Raut:

    Even though I attended many of the fashion shows where Alesia was in, I never thought I’d be up there. I wasn’t keen on it, but my mom was. She signed me up for the Miss Mumbai pageant and winning third place just got the ball rolling.

  2. Barack Obama:

    Do you think Putin will be going to The Miss Universe Pageant in November in Moscow - if so, will he become my new best friend?

  3. Miss Cayman Islands:

    The Committee is very disturbed by the video and would like to confirm that the woman is not the reigning Miss Cayman Islands and has no affiliation to the Miss Cayman Islands Universe pageant.

  4. Cheryl Burke:

    In light of the recent statements made by Donald Trump and the subsequent decision by NBC to cut ties with Mr. Trump, I cannot in good conscience move forward with participating in this year’s Miss USA pageant as its co-host, effective today I have withdrawn from my duties with Miss USA. Although I will not be there in person, I wish all of the contestants much luck as I know how hard they’ve all been working over the last year to try and realize their dreams.

  5. Shandi Finnessey:

    I have trained a lot of these girls for the USA pageant and they were so excited to share this experience with friends and family who would fly to Baton Rouge to watch them.


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