Synonyms for circus
ˈsɜr kəscir·cus

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1. circusnoun

   a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals

   "he ran away from home to join the circus"

   Synonyms:
   carnival, genus Circus

2. circusnoun

   a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals

   "the children always love to go to the circus"

   Synonyms:
   carnival, genus Circus

3. 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, carnival, genus Circus

4. circusnoun

   (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games

   Synonyms:
   carnival, genus Circus

5. circusnoun

   an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent

   "they used the elephants to help put up the circus"

   Synonyms:
   carnival, genus Circus

6. Circus, genus Circusnoun

   a genus of haws comprising the harriers

   Synonyms:
   carnival, genus Circus

Matched Categories

1. • Antiquity
   • Arena
   • Bird Genus
   • Company
   • Disturbance
   • Show
   • Stadium

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1. List of paraphrases for "circus":

   cirque, circo, sideshow, madhouse, carnival, builshit

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1. Benny Ibarra:

   That was the worst day of our lives, it's not just because we're going to lose our jobs. It's because Ringling Brothers represents ....in the circus world for performers like me, it represents a dream.

2. Alexey Pushkov:

   Mueller did not find evidence of Trump's collusion with Moscow, but House Democrats will still shout that there was a conspiracy. Conspiracy theory maniacs don't need facts -- they need to whip up passion and earn points on it. They are already saying that President Donald Trump has in some way influenced Mueller. A circus.

3. Chuck Grassley:

   We have done it because we want to depoliticize the whole process like the Democrats politicized the Anita Hill thing, the whole purpose is to create an environment where it is what Christine Blasey Ford has asked for -- it be professional and not be a circus. That's what we're up to.

4. Isaac Herzog:

   No decent leader would join the 'Netanyahu circus' that you put together at the last minute, on the strength of one seat, only to extend your rule.

5. Michael Burawoy:

   There are faculty who don’t think the campus should be the site of this, what they call, political circus, we bring them on campus and allow them to speak and we encourage both right- and left-wing groups.