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

Organizers and the pageants’ parent company, the Miss Universe Organization, did not respond to CNN’s requests for comment at the time of the double resignation. —Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Aug. 2024

No walk of life is safe from ridicule here, and not even the lord Jesus himself as Becky Leeman’s (Richards) outrageous pageant performance proves. —Devin Lotfi, IndieWire, 22 July 2024

Michigan’s Alma Cooper has been crowned the new winner of the Miss USA pageant. —Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 6 Aug. 2024

Cooper was named the winner of the annual pageant on Sunday, Aug. 4 — and since then, both Srivastava and Voigt have offered up their congratulations. —Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024