Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sideshow

2 senses of sideshow

Sense 1
sideshow -- (a subordinate incident of little importance relative to the main event; "instruction is not an educational sideshow")
       => incident -- (a single distinct event)

Sense 2
sideshow -- (a minor show that is part of a larger one (as at the circus))
       => show -- (the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill")