pageant
Definitions
A spectacular procession or public show, often involving costumes and elaborate staging.
A competition based on the physical beauty, poise, and talent of the participants.
A dramatic performance or play, typically one depicting historical or religious events.
Examples
The young girl spent months preparing for the local beauty pageant.
The historical pageant featured elaborate costumes and reenactments of the town's founding.
She felt nervous as she walked across the stage during the final round of the pageant.
Synonyms
spectacle show parade display procession exhibition ceremony
Antonyms
reality truth fact simplicity plainness understatement modesty