Synonyms for spectacles
spec·ta·cles

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1. spectaclesnoun

   Synonyms:
   pair of spectacles, specs, pair of specs, pair of eyeglasses, eyeglasses, glasses, pair of glasses

2. spectaclesnoun

   A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.

   Synonyms:
   glasses, specs, pair of spectacles, pair of eyeglasses, pair of glasses, pair of specs, eyeglasses

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1. spectacles, specs, eyeglasses, glassesnoun

   optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

   Synonyms:
   specs, eyeglasses, glasses

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1. spectaclesnoun

   Synonyms:
   glasses

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1. List of paraphrases for "spectacles":

   glasses, performances, goggles, eyeglasses, shows, entertainment, sunglasses

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1. Kevin Hart:

   I wouldn't tell that joke today, because when I said it, the times weren't as sensitive as they are now, i think we love to make big deals out of things that aren't necessarily big deals, because we can. These things become public spectacles. So why set yourself up for failure ?

2. Paul Haenle:

   The developments over the past 48 hours highlight in stark fashion the inherent weaknesses of President Trumps preference for summit diplomacy international media spectacles that have failed to achieve substantial progress on the key issues, especially denuclearization.

3. Clarence Thomas:

   I don’t think the process is what it ought to be, i think that these are serious jobs, and they should be serious. I don’t think they should become spectacles.

4. P. G. Wodehouse:

   At five minutes to eleven on the morning named he was at the station, a false beard and spectacles shielding his identity from the public eye. If you had asked him he would have said that he was a Scotch business man. As a matter a fact, he looked far more like a motor-car coming through a haystack.

5. J. Frank Dobie:

   Putting on the spectacles of science in expectation of finding an answer to everything looked at signifies inner blindness.