THREE-RING CIRCUSES Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

three-ring circuses

noun

plural of three-ring circus

as in bedlams

a place of uproar or confusion the house has been a three-ring circus ever since the kids got back from summer camp

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circuses

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These feats would later move to circuses but, despite its proud history, strongman only became an official sport in 1977 with the inaugural World’s Strongest Man.

— Rob Tanner, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
By now, not even third-rate circuses would hire me, much less an outfit like Hep Spyder’s, the World’s Famous Bushwick Circus.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026

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