Synonyms of cabaret

cabaret

noun

ˌka-bə-ˈrā 

as in nightclub

a bar or restaurant offering special nighttime entertainment (as music, dancing, or comedy acts)

a singing superstar who got her start singing in the cabarets of New York City

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nightclub
• club
• café
• disco
• bistro
• tavern
• roadhouse
• nightspot
• pub
• supper club
• saloon
• boîte
• nitery
• discotheque
• barroom
• speakeasy
• honky-tonk
• dive
• a-go-go
• clip joint
• public house
• watering place
• key club
• watering hole
• canteen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cabaret

The historical-fiction play depicts her as an alcoholic and former cabaret star who desperately wants to return to the stage. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Santoro was inspired to launch the project after following his friend Timothy Reif’s decade-long effort to locate artworks that had been stolen from his ancestor, a Jewish Austrian cabaret star. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 31 July 2026

Boy George portrayed Harold Zidler, the cabaret host portrayed by Jim Broadbent in the original movie, for a three-month stint in 2024 and again for a two-month run in 2025. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026

There is plenty of hilarious autotune, post-war French dark cabaret, traditional musical theater fare and some steamy disco-like funk energy. — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 28 July 2026