Definition for Circus:

• Rounded or oval arena lined with tiers of seats for equestrian& other exhibitions; amphitheatre of hills; open circle with streets converging on it; travelling show of horses, riders, &c. [ Latin]

Synonyms for Circus:

• n.

  •
  • bazaar,
  • festival,
  • spectacle,
  • sideshow,
  • kermis,
  • big top.
  •
  • classical,
  • classically,
  • archeological.
  •act (noun)
  • circus.
  •arena (noun)
  • theater,
  • hippodrome,
  • beat,
  • domain,
  • region,
  • colosseum,
  • room,
  • auditorium,
  • gallery,
  • area,
  • amphitheater,
  • enclosure,
  • dominion,
  • battle-ground,
  • ground,
  • locale,
  • province,
  • stage,
  • campus,
  • turf,
  • precinct,
  • pen,
  • circuit,
  • field,
  • setting,
  • realm,
  • battlefield,
  • courtyard,
  • hall,
  • bailiwick.
  •big top (noun)
  • white-top,
  • round top,
  • three-ring,
  • Whitetop.
  •carnival (noun)
  • ragbag,
  • jollification,
  • jollifications,
  • Festivals,
  • grind show,
  • jubilees,
  • side show,
  • ragbags,
  • jubilee,
  • Carny,
  • street fair,
  • feastings.
  •circle (noun)
  • co-lures,
  • parallel latitude,
  • re-volutions,
  • zodiac,
  • re-volution,
  • co lures,
  • re volution,
  • re cords,
  • re-cord,
  • re cord,
  • re-cords,
  • ecliptics,
  • full turns,
  • co-lure,
  • re volutions,
  • zodiacs,
  • co lure.
  •circus (noun)
  • genus circus.
  •crowded, wild, and chaotic place (noun)
  • zoo.
  •dissipation (noun)
  • dis tractions,
  • dis-tractions,
  • self indulgence,
  • dis-traction,
  • selfindulgence,
  • dis traction,
  • re creation,
  • re creations,
  • blow outs.
  •exposition (noun)
  • dis plays,
  • dis-plays,
  • ex position,
  • dis-play,
  • ex positions,
  • dis play,
  • ex-position,
  • ex-positions,
  • county fairs.
  •fair with entertainment (noun)
  • Gilly.
  •gymnasium (noun)
  • exercise rooms,
  • recreation centers,
  • athletic clubs.
  •gyre (noun)
  • parallel of.
  •orgy (noun)
  • ex-cess,
  • ex-cesses,
  • bacchanalias,
  • over-indulgences,
  • over indulgences,
  • over indulgence,
  • ex cess.
  •place (noun)
  • habitat,
  • location,
  • floor,
  • station,
  • spot,
  • site,
  • forum.
  •roundabout (noun)
  • circumference,
  • halo,
  • circularity,
  • circuitousness,
  • loop,
  • areola,
  • annulus,
  • hemisphere,
  • compass,
  • orbit,
  • roundabout.
  •thrill (noun)
  • turnons,
  • good feelings,
  • turnon,
  • turn ons.
  •zoo (noun)
  • three-ring circus.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • traffic cone,
  • T-intersection,
  • road sign,
  • neoclassical,
  • mythology,
  • standing stone,
  • street,
  • archaeological,
  • pyramid,
  • zebra crossing,
  • water park,
  • tribune,
  • crosswalk,
  • vortex,
  • jaywalking,
  • monolith,
  • disneyland,
  • roman,
  • hellenic,
  • tower of babel,
  • grade crossing,
  • railroad crossing,
  • stopstreet,
  • papyrus,
  • megalith,
  • grecian,
  • mayhem,
  • gladiatorial,
  • red light,
  • classics,
  • traffic lights,
  • theme park,
  • rigamarole,
  • Coney Island,
  • green light,
  • level crossing,
  • traffic island,
  • pedestrian crossing,
  • the Olympic Games,
  • ionic,
  • Stonehenge,
  • maelstrom,
  • fairground,
  • stoplight.
  •
  • chaos,
  • crossroads,
  • tumult,
  • ancient,
  • subway,
  • archaic,
  • morass,
  • farce,
  • scroll,
  • disarray,
  • senate,
  • crossing,
  • whirlwind,
  • basilica,
  • rigmarole,
  • anglo-saxon,
  • antiquity.
  •
  • oracle,
  • muddle,
  • right of way,
  • rotary,
  • no man's land.
  •
  • cone,
  • robot.
  •
  • carry on.
  •
  • flap,
  • signal.
  •
  • filter.
  •
  • cross.
  •
  • light.
  •tumbler
  • acrobat.

Paraphrases for Circus:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    media, crap, arena.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    cirque.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    cirque, sideshow.

Circus Sentence Examples:

• The Signal would have telephoned to Snape's, but for the fact that a circus is never on the telephone.

• A little circus came to town.

Hypernym for Circus:

• n.

  • act
    three-ring circus.

Hyponym for Circus:

• n.

  • act
    show.
  • artifact
    bowl, arena, scene of action, stadium, sports stadium.
  • group
    company, troupe.

Meronym for Circus:

• n.

  • artifact
    top, big top, round top, circus tent.