Antonyms for spectacle

Grammar : Noun

Spell : spek-tuh-kuhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈspɛk tə kəl

Definition of spectacle

Origin : mid-14c., "specially prepared or arranged display," from Old French spectacle, from Latin spectaculum "a show, spectacle," from spectare "to view, watch," frequentative form of specere "to look at," from PIE *spek- "to observe" (see scope (n.1)).

noun something showy; exhibition

Example sentences :

The spectacle as night fell was strange, ominous, but not unpicturesque.
Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill

It is a spectacle that may inspire the philosopher no less than the artist.
Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill

There was a hideous fascination in this spectacle stretched before us.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

He saw himself as he was—or nearly—and the spectacle did not please him.
Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit

They did not talk much; there was a silencing awe in the spectacle.
Extract from : « The Greater Inclination » by Edith Wharton

No other city in course of evolution has ever furnished such a spectacle.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

The artillery portion of the spectacle produced a still greater effect.
Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka

But to the cub the spectacle of her protective rage was pleasing.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

As the music ceased, the master of the spectacle came forth from his retreat.
Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin

Stanley was the first of us to recover from the shock of this spectacle.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various

Synonyms for spectacle

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