Antonyms for carnival
ˈkɑr nə vəlcar·ni·val

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

1. carnival

   Antonyms:
   fast, mortification, lent, retirement

   Synonyms:
   revel, rout, festivity, masquerade

Matched Categories

1. • Disturbance
   • Festival
   • Show

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms: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

How to use carnival in a sentence?

1. George Sabra:

   Bashar al-Assad and his regime is the root of the terrorism in Syria, i think what is happening in Vienna these days is a carnival of Middle Eastern states, making statements to meet their interests, not to meet the real problem in Syria.

2. 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.

3. Lucy Nicholson:

   It was fascinating to visit parts of Russia rarely seen by tourists, restrictions on mass gatherings were suspended for the World Cup, creating an unusual carnival-like atmosphere.

4. Donald Trump:

   We know many of the same people in NY. Behind your back they laugh at you call you a carnival barking clown, they know you inherited a fortune squandered it with stupid deals and incompetence.

5. Pastor Blair:

   I am beside myself with frustration that our tax dollars go to promote a drag queen show and safe sex events with carnival games that are obscene and graphic, yet when it comes to something like debating Darwinian evolution or talking about the literal Creation account of Genesis – well that kind of speech must be censored.

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