Synonyms for spectacles
spec·ta·cles

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1. spectaclesnoun

   Synonyms:
   pair of spectacles, specs, pair of specs, pair of eyeglasses, eyeglasses, glasses, pair of glasses

2. spectaclesnoun

   A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.

   Synonyms:
   glasses, specs, pair of spectacles, pair of eyeglasses, pair of glasses, pair of specs, eyeglasses

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1. spectacles, specs, eyeglasses, glassesnoun

   optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

   Synonyms:
   specs, eyeglasses, glasses

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1. spectaclesnoun

   Synonyms:
   glasses

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1. List of paraphrases for "spectacles":

   glasses, performances, goggles, eyeglasses, shows, entertainment, sunglasses

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1. Robert Southey:

   I have told you of the Spaniard who always put on his spectacles when about to eat cherries, that they might look bigger and more attempting. In like manner I made the most of my enjoyment s: and through I do not cast my cares away, I pack them in as little compass as I can, and carry them as conveniently as I can for myself, and never let them annoy others.

2. J. Frank Dobie:

   Putting on the spectacles of science in expectation of finding an answer to everything looked at signifies inner blindness.

3. James Madison, Federalist Papers (# 10):

   Democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security, or the rights of property; have in general been as short in their lives as they are violent in their deaths.

4. Paul Haenle:

   The developments over the past 48 hours highlight in stark fashion the inherent weaknesses of President Trumps preference for summit diplomacy international media spectacles that have failed to achieve substantial progress on the key issues, especially denuclearization.

5. P. G. Wodehouse:

   At five minutes to eleven on the morning named he was at the station, a false beard and spectacles shielding his identity from the public eye. If you had asked him he would have said that he was a Scotch business man. As a matter a fact, he looked far more like a motor-car coming through a haystack.