Carnival
Carnival noun - A time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something.
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Synonyms for Carnival
Sideshows
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However, the carnival has been hijacked by conman Doctor Kalihari and his stooges, who have turned it into a scam, complete with dodgy sideshows.
Source: Crappy Carnival - Much of the action in Carnivàle revolves around the titular traveling carnival, which includes among its sideshows a bearded lady, conjoined twins, a strongman, a man with lizard scales, and (briefly) a faith healer.
Source: The Freakshow -
The Freak Show: When carnival sideshows made a comeback in the 1990s, this actually became more of a Resurrected Trope.
Source: Undead Horse Trope
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Sideshows and Carnival. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/carnival/sideshows
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Sideshows or Carnival. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/carnival/sideshows.
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