Synonyms of pageant

pageant

noun

ˈpa-jənt 

1

as in parade

a staged presentation often with music that consists of a procession of narrated or enacted scenes

we always put on a Christmas pageant every year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• parade
• presentation
• panorama
• show
• cavalcade
• production
• drama
• procession
• performance
• exhibition
• spectacle
• demonstration
• tableau
• dramatization
• montage
• extravaganza
• kaleidoscope
• progress
• play

2

as in exhibit

an elaborate, visually exciting show or event

an annual summertime pageant depicting the town's founding and colorful early history

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exhibit
• exhibition
• spectacle
• display
• spectacular
• extravaganza
• circus
• raree-show
• exposition

Examples of pageant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The city also hosts the Miss Universe pageant, and the U.S. space station, Skylab crashes just outside the city. —Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024

After becoming the first Black woman to win the Miss America pageant in 1984, Williams turned her attention towards an acting career. —Danny Horn, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024

From late summer’s Vice-Presidential pageant of Democratic middle-aged American white men, Walz emerged as an avatar of football-coaching, social-studies-teaching, father-figure affability, and this appeal helped carry him past arguably more strategic choices to a spot on the Harris ticket. —Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2024

During and after high school, Sarah had been a good student, an aspiring model and a beauty pageant winner. —Josh Yager, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024