Antonyms for carnival
ˈkɑr nə vəlcar·ni·val

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. carnival

   Antonyms:
   fast, mortification, lent, retirement

   Synonyms:
   revel, rout, festivity, masquerade

Matched Categories

1. • Disturbance
   • Festival
   • Show

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.5 / 4 votes

1. carnivalnoun

   a festival marked by merrymaking and processions

   Synonyms:
   fair, funfair, circus

2. circus, carnivalnoun

   a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment

   "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"

   Synonyms:
   fair, funfair, circus, genus Circus

3. carnival, fair, funfairnoun

   a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

   Synonyms:
   fair, funfair, pleasure ground, circus, amusement park, bazaar

How to use carnival in a sentence?

1. Patrick Souza:

   Like soccer, Carnival is becoming a party for the rich, and that's a real shame because it's the poor who have always made up the heart of Carnival.

2. John DeVore:

   I love ‘ Star Wars ’ because it's a huge alien and laser gun carnival. ‘ Star Wars ’ isn't Star Wars '. The movies are basically really long, elaborate toy commercials.

3. Bobby Jindal:

   He’s a non-serious carnival act, donald Trump is shallow. Has no understanding of policy. Donald Trump’s full of bluster but has no substance. Donald Trump lacks the intellectual curiosity to even learn.

4. Henriette Reker:

   We have to explain to people from other cultures that the jolly and frisky attitude during our Carnival is not a sign of sexual openness.

5. Pastor Blair:

   I am beside myself with frustration that our tax dollars go to promote a drag queen show and safe sex events with carnival games that are obscene and graphic, yet when it comes to something like debating Darwinian evolution or talking about the literal Creation account of Genesis – well that kind of speech must be censored.

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