CIRCUSES Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

circuses

noun

plural of circus

as in stadiums

a large usually roofless building for sporting events with tiers of seats for spectators the Roman circus is believed to have held 50,000 spectators in ancient times

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as in madhouses

a place of uproar or confusion with seven kids in the house, it's a circus most of the time

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as in pageants

an elaborate, visually exciting show or event the media circus that took place outside the courthouse every day of the murder trial

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Recent Examples of circuses In terms of performances and safety, the Triton Troupers Circus is like other circuses. —

Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026 As a teen-ager, Batten was the president of Animal Connection of Texas, an animal-rights nonprofit, and lobbied for restrictions on travelling circuses. —

Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026 Signs discussing the use of Blackface and Minstrel music in traveling circuses were submitted. —

Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026 The stark reality Stark toured with circuses until the late 1940s, when she was hired by Jungleland, a zoo located outside of Los Angeles. —

Alessandro Meregaglia, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026 The idea of a 10% rate cap has all the seriousness of bread-and-circuses governance. —

Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026 Coaches don’t like media circuses, but Jones can’t wean himself off the attention. —

Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025 Other nominees included the Swiss yodelling, the handloom weaving technique used to make Bangladesh’s Tangail sarees, and Chile’s family circuses. —

Paolo Santalucia, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025 Tom Parker, who had recently quit the circuses and carnivals, was living in Tampa doing small independent promotions. —

Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025

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Noun

As prices soar across stadiums and arenas nationwide, Augusta National — home of the Masters golf tournament — is once again standing out for its low prices.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Ticketmaster dominates sales for amphitheaters and arenas but not other venue types such as sports stadiums, theaters and clubs.

— Leah Nylen, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026