| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | noticeable, important |
| Synonyms: | arresting, arrestive, conspicuous, famous, impressive, intrusive, jutting, marked, moving, notable, obtrusive, obvious, outstanding, pertinent, projecting, prominent, pronounced, protruding, remarkable, signal, significant, striking, weighty |
| Antonyms: | inconspicuous, unimportant, unnoticeable |
| Main Entry: | bulge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | swollen object |
| Synonyms: | appendage, bagginess, blob, bump, bunch, bunching, convexity, dilation, distention, excess, excrescence, gibbosity, growth, hump, intumescence, jut, lump, nodulation, nodule, outgrowth, outthrust, projection, prominence, promontory, protrusion, protuberance, sac, sagging, salience, salient, superfluity, swelling, tuberosity, tumefaction, tumor, wart |
| Antonyms: | depression |
| Main Entry: | central |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | main, principal; in the middle |
| Synonyms: | axial, basic, cardinal, center, centric, centroidal, chief, dominant, equidistant, essential, focal, foremost, fundamental, important, inmost, inner, interior, intermediate, key, leading, master, mean, median, mid, middle, middlemost, midmost, midway, nuclear, omphalic, outstanding, overriding, paramount, pivotal, predominant, primary, prime, radical, ruling, salient, significant, umbilical |
| Antonyms: | exterior, minor, outside, peripheral, secondary |
| Main Entry: | conspicuous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important, prominent |
| Synonyms: | arresting, arrestive, blatant, celebrated, commanding, distinguished, eminent, famed, famous, flagrant, flashy, garish, glaring, glitzy, illustrious, influential, jazzy, loud, marked, notable, noted, notorious, outstanding, pointed, rank, remarkable, renowned, salient, screaming, showy, signal, splashy, stick out like sore thumb, striking, tony, well-known |
| Antonyms: | inconspicuous, obscure, unimportant, unknown, unremarkable |
| Main Entry: | distinguished |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | famous, outstanding |
| Synonyms: | acclaimed, aristocratic, arresting, big name, brilliant, celebrated, conspicuous, dignified, distingué, eminent, especial, esteemed, extraordinary, famed, foremost, glorious, great, highly regarded, honored, illustrious, imposing, marked, memorable, name, noble, nonpareil, notable, noted, noteworthy, peerless, prominent, remarkable, renowned, reputable, royal, salient, shining, signal, singular, special, stately, striking, superior, talked of, unforgettable, venerable, well-known |
| Antonyms: | common, insignificant, ordinary, standard, unextraordinary, unknown |
| Main Entry: | important |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | valuable, substantial |
| Synonyms: | big, big-league, chief, considerable, conspicuous, critical, crucial, decisive, determining, earnest, essential, esteemed, exceptional, exigent, extensive, far-reaching, foremost, front-page, grave, great, heavy, imperative, importunate, influential, large, marked, material, mattering much, meaningful, momentous, necessary, of moment, of note, of substance, paramount, ponderous, pressing, primary, principal, relevant, salient, serious, signal, significant, something, standout, urgent, vital, weighty |
| Antonyms: | inappreciable, insignificant, little, nonessential, small, trivial, unimportant, unsubstantial |
| Main Entry: | marked |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | apparent, obvious |
| Synonyms: | arresting, clear, considerable, conspicuous, decided, distinct, evident, manifest, notable, noted, noticeable, outstanding, patent, pointed, prominent, pronounced, remarkable, salient, signal, striking |
| Antonyms: | ambiguous, obscure, unapparent, unnoticeable, vague |
| Main Entry: | noticeable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | conspicuous, evident |
| Synonyms: | apparent, appreciable, arresting, arrestive, big as life, can't miss it, clear, distinct, eye-catching, manifest, marked, notable, noteworthy, observable, obvious, open and shut, outstanding, palpable, patent, perceptible, plain, pointed, prominent, remarkable, salient, sensational, signal, spectacular, striking, under one's nose, unmistakable |
| Notes: | notable means 'worthy of notice' and noticeable means 'readily observed' |
| Antonyms: | forgotten, inconspicuous, obscure, overlooked, unnoticeable |
| Main Entry: | outstanding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | noticeable, striking |
| Synonyms: | arresting, arrestive, conspicuous, distinguished, eye-catching, important, leading, marked, memorable, notable, noteworthy, prominent, pronounced, remarkable, salient, signal |
| Antonyms: | inconspicuous, ordinary, unnoticeable, unstriking |