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spectacular

spectacular

6 5.2
A large, impressive show with bright effects and fancy scenes
  • noun
  • /spɛkˈtækjələr/
translation icon : espectáculo
  • Fuji Film will sponsor our Friday Night Spectacular, featuring world-renowned photographer Jim Brandenburg.
  • Stereo Spectacular
  • hour Spectacular
  • 3-hour Spectacular

You will see me next week for our New Year's spectacular.

Examples

  • Welcome, parents, to final performance of school year, our June-a-licious Dance Spectacular!

  • Only two days until the Wedding Spectacular.

  • It's going to be a holiday spectacular, both shows in person and virtual.

  • And I think we might have gotten a video from Carol when we did that Christmas spectacular show last year.

  • Soon the party will move across town for my Sunrise Spectacular.

  • The 10-minute-long Fireworks Spectacular will start at approximately 10 p.m. near SillyVille tonight and every Friday night.

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  • It is my great pleasure to announce the beginning of the 57th Annual Claridge Crab Eating Spectacular.

  • As part of Channel 4's 3D season, Brown presented Derren Brown's 3D Magic Spectacular.

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  • The annual New Year's Eve spectacular featured fireworks, acrobats, and live music, captivating the audience.

  • Families gather every winter to enjoy the holiday spectacular, a show filled with dazzling lights and festive performances.

Synonyms

spectacle
vsspectacular
68 4.2

An impressive event like a parade or fireworks that people come to see

is used for performances emphasizing staging and lavish effects more
extravaganza
vsspectacular
37 7.5

A large, exciting show with big acts and fancy stages

is a general impressive show that does not always stress staging
pageantry
vsspectacular
12 6.9

A colorful, formal public show with costumes and processions

is a general impressive show focused on effects rather than ceremony
whale of a show
vsspectacular
  • Informal
1 6.4

A very good performance or event that impresses many people

emphasizes elaborate staging and effects rather than simple high quality
showy performance
vsspectacular
5.4

A performance that tries to get attention by being loud or dramatic

is about grand staging and effects rather than mere attention seeking
dynamite performance
vsspectacular
  • Informal
4.6

A very impressive show that excites the audience

focuses more on lavish staging and effects than pure excellence

Antonyms

31 6.5

A state of being average and not special

3 4.1

A state of being usual and not special

Idioms

Not very impressive or special

How Impressive

extravaganza
37 7.5
spectacular
6 5.2
spectacle
68 4.2
show
1.0

Surface Forms

spectacular singular
spectaculars plural

Etymology

Spectacular as a noun comes from the word spectacle, which means 'a show', and from the root spect- and the Latin specere, both meaning 'to look'. So a spectacular is a big, impressive show made to be seen.