Synonyms and antonyms of At the circus, amusement park or fairground in American Thesaurus

big top (noun)

a large tent in which a circus is performed

big wheel (noun)

British a Ferris wheel

bumper car (noun)

a small electric car for one or two people that you drive around a special area at an amusement park and try to hit other cars

carousel (noun)

a large circular machine that moves around with wooden horses or other objects on it, that children can ride on while music plays. The British word is roundabout.

clown (noun)

a performer in a circus who wears funny clothes and makes people laugh by doing silly things

custard pie (noun)

a pie that clowns throw at one another as a joke

ferris wheel (noun)

a large wheel-shaped upright structure in an amusement park with seats hanging from it that people sit in as it goes around

flume (noun)

a tube or a smooth narrow open surface that people slide down in an amusement park or swimming pool

high wire (noun)

a long rope stretched tightly high above the ground that a performer in a circus balances on

hoop (noun)

a large ring used in a circus for animals to jump through

merry-go-round (noun)

a machine with models of animals or vehicles that children ride on as it goes around in a circle

merry-go-round (noun)

a circular structure in a playground that children sit or stand on while it is pushed round

ride (noun)

a machine at an amusement park (=a place outside where there are games and other activities) that people ride in for fun

ride (noun)

a period of time that you spend on a machine at an amusement park

ring (noun)

an area surrounded by seats at a circus

ringmaster (noun)

someone who introduces the performers at a circus

ringside (noun)

the area around the place where people perform in a circus or fight in a boxing or wrestling match

roller coaster (noun)

a structure like a tall railroad with steep slopes at an amusement park, that you have fast rides on for fun

safety net (noun)

a net that is under something to catch people if they fall

sideshow (noun)

an additional smaller entertainment at a fair, circus, etc.

switchback (noun)

British a roller coaster

tightrope (noun)

a piece of rope or wire high above the ground that a performer walks along in a circus. Someone who walks on a tightrope is called a tightrope walker.

trapeze (noun)

a short bar that hangs on two ropes from a high ceiling, used by performers in a circus