Synonyms for
Carnival
Definition
a festival or traveling amusement show featuring rides, games, and food
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- street carnival
- summer carnival
- carnival rides
- carnival music
- carnival atmosphere
- carnival spirit
- carnival games
Word family
noun carnival
adjective carnivalesque
Usage note
Carnival typically refers to a public festival, often involving parades, costumes, and music, especially before Lent. While 'festival' and 'celebration' are close synonyms, 'carnival' often implies a more boisterous and public event.
Example sentences
- I love going to the carnival with my family and riding the roller coasters.
- The carnival came to town and set up in the parking lot.
- We played games at the carnival and won a stuffed animal.
- The carnival had delicious cotton candy and funnel cakes.
- The carnival workers wore colorful costumes and makeup.
Quotes
Life is a carnival, believe it or not.
The carnival is like a magic wand that transforms the everyday world into something exciting and strange.
In the circus or carnival, when the audience sees an animal doing something, it's not because the animal's really doing it. It's because the trainer has taught the animal to do it and has rewarded it.