spectacle
[noun]
Synonyms:
- sight, curiosity, marvel, phenomenon, scene, wonder
- show, display, event, exhibition, extravaganza, pageant, performance

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English Thesaurus: sight, view, panorama, vista, scene, ...

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spec‧ta‧cle /ˈspektəkəl/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin spectaculum, from spectare; ⇒ spectator]

1. a very impressive show or scene:
a multimedia dance and opera spectacle

2. [usually singular] an unusual or interesting thing or situation that you see or notice – used especially in order to show disapproval:
The trial was turned into a public spectacle.
spectacle of
the spectacle of drunken young men on the streets

3.
spectacles [plural] formal old-fashioned glasses that help you see

4. make a spectacle of yourself to behave in an embarrassing way that is likely to make other people notice you and laugh at you

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

spectacle
noun
ADJ. dramatic, great, magnificent | sad, unedifying the sad spectacle of him struggling to keep up with the younger players
public Hangings took place outside the prison as a public spectacle.
sporting
VERB + SPECTACLE witness
PHRASES make a spectacle of yourself (= make yourself look ridiculous in public)

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

sight something that you see:
A herd of elephants is a magnificent sight.
Even Charles cheered up at the sight of the food.
view the area you can see from a window or place, especially when it is beautiful:
The view from the top of the mountain is amazing.
The hotel has great views of Lake Windermere.
We had a good view of the firework display.
panorama an impressive view of a very large area that stretches a long way across in front of you:
a panorama of snow-covered hills and mountains
vista written a view of a large area of beautiful scenery – used in written descriptions:
The road around the island offers some spectacular vistas.
scene what you see in a place, especially where people are moving around and doing things:
Reporters described the horrific scenes which followed the bombing.
His pictures are mainly of local scenes.
spectacle something that you see that is very unusual, surprising, or strange:
It must have been an unusual spectacle.
I leaned over the balcony to get a look at the spectacle below.
visuals [plural] pictures or parts of a film, video etc that people can see, as opposed to the parts you can hear:
Good visuals will help keep your audience’s attention.
see to notice something with your eyes, usually without planning to. Also used when saying that you watched a particular programme, film, game etc:
Have you seen my keys anywhere?
Did you see the basketball game last night?
look at somebody/something to keep your eyes pointed toward someone or something, especially someone or something that is not moving:
I looked at the map.
She was looking at him in a strange way.
notice to see something interesting or unusual:
I noticed a police car outside their house.
spot to suddenly see something, especially something you are looking for:
Nick spotted the advertisement in the paper.
catch sight of/catch a glimpse of (also glimpse formal) to suddenly see someone or something for a short time, usually not clearly:
I caught sight of him in the hotel lobby, and followed him out the door.
He glimpsed her face as she went into the courtroom.
make out somebody/something to see something, but only with difficulty:
Ahead, I could just make out the figure of a woman.
witness to see something happen, especially a crime or an accident:
The police are asking anyone who witnessed the attack to come forward.
observe formal to see and pay attention to something:
Officers observed him driving at 100 mph.

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