Another word for prominent
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Adjective
Readily attracting notice
- Attracting attention; interesting; striking
- Prominent and clear; striking and sharp
- Requiring or exhibiting courage or daring:
- Strong or pronounced; prominent:
- Easy to see or perceive; obvious
- Attracting attention, as by being unusual or remarkable; noticeable.
- Easy to notice; obvious:
- Visually attractive:
- Alternative spelling of eye-catching.
- Visually attractive
- (Linguistics) Of or relating to that member of a pair of words or forms that explicitly denotes a particular subset of the meanings denoted by the other member of the pair. For example, of the two words lion and lioness, lion is unmarked for gender (it can denote either a male or female) whereas lioness is marked, since it denotes only females.
- Explicitly characterized by or having a particular linguistic feature. For example, girls is marked for plural in English, whereas sheep is not.
- (Linguistics) Of a word, form, or phoneme: distinguished by a positive feature.
- That can or must be kept or celebrated
- Possible to observe:
- That can be observed; visible; discernible; noticeable
- Prominent; distinguished; conspicuous
- Prominent or noticeable; standing out from others
- Noticeable or conspicuous:
- Unmistakable or conspicuous
- Strongly marked.
- Strongly marked; distinct:
- Worthy of remark or notice
- Unusual; extraordinary
- Attracting or worthy of notice, especially for being unusual or extraordinary:
- Most important or notable
- Projecting or jutting beyond a line or surface; protruding:
- Standing out from the rest; noticeable; conspicuous; prominent
- Used as a signal or in signaling
- Notably out of the ordinary:
- Not average or ordinary; remarkable; notable
- That strikes or is on strike
- Of that which makes a strong impression.
- Very noticeable or impressive; specif., very attractive in appearance
Idioms:See also:Widely known and esteemed
- Celebrated; eminent
- Dignified in conduct or appearance:
- Having a dignified appearance or demeanor
- Outstanding or remarkable:
- Towering or standing out above others; prominent:
- Well-known and respected, especially for achievement in a particular field:
- In the public eye.
- Well known.
- (Informal) Excellent; very good; first-rate
- Being one generation removed from the relative specified. Often used in combination:
- (Informal) Very good; first-rate:
- Eminent; distinguished:
- Very clear; evident
- Well known and very distinguished; eminent.
- Very distinguished; famous; eminent; outstanding
- Characterized by excellence or distinction; eminent:
- Perceptible; noticeable:
- Worthy of note or notice; remarkable:
- Acknowledged or recorded, esp. officially
- Distinguished; well-known; renowned; eminent
- Famous; well known because of one's reputation; celebrated.
- Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding.
- Having prestige; esteemed.
- Having or imparting prestige
- (Archaic) Of or characterized by legerdemain or deception
- Arousing fear or awe; formidable.
- Commanding respect
- Worthy of respect or honor.
- Famous, celebrated, or well-known.
- Having renown; famous.
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Another word for prominent
Modifier
Physically prominent
Socially prominent
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