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

3 senses of spectacle

Sense 1
spectacle -- (something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight); "the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape")
       => sight -- (anything that is seen; "he was a familiar sight on the television"; "they went to Paris to see the sights")

Sense 2
spectacle -- (an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale)
       => display, presentation -- (a visual representation of something)

Sense 3
spectacle -- (a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself)
       => blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo -- (an embarrassing mistake)