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prominent
adjective as in sticking out; conspicuous
Strongest match
Weak matches
arresting, beetling, bulging, easily seen, embossed, extended, extrusive, eye-catching, flashy, hanging out, hilly, in the foreground, jutting, marked, noticeable, obtrusive, obvious, projecting, pronounced, protruding, protrusive, protuberant, raised, relieved, remarkable, rough, rugged, salient, shooting out, signal, standing out, striking, to the fore, unmistakable
adjective as in important; famous
Strongest matches
distinguished, eminent, great, high-profile, leading, notable, noted, notorious, outstanding, popular, preeminent, renowned, respected, well-known
Weak matches
VIP, big-league, big-name, big-shot, celebrated, chief, famed, foremost, main, top, underlined, well-thought-of, world-class
Example Sentences
The internet is full of personalities, some of them prominent, who seek attention by pushing the edges of political discourse: Was Churchill the bad guy in World War II?
Walker used a plasma cutter to slice apart a statue of prominent Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson, which she welded back together in an entirely new form.
Researchers believe there are links between Huanya and a prominent Chinese underworld figure Wan Kuok Koi, better known as Broken Tooth, who has since invested in other scam centres on the border.
His name graces one of the most prominent hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area.
In previous generations, author Robert Whiting says in the film, hardly any American could name a prominent Japanese figure, in baseball or otherwise.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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