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salience

[sey-lee-uhns, seyl-yuhns] / ˈseɪ li əns, ˈseɪl yəns /
NOUN
bulge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
lump nodule wart
STRONG
blob bump bunch bunching convexity dilation distention excess excrescence gibbosity growth hump intumescence jut outgrowth outthrust pouch projection prominence promontory protrusion protuberance sac sagging superfluity swelling tuberosity tumefaction tumor
WEAK
nodulation
Antonyms
STRONG
depression ingrowth
NOUN
clarity
Synonyms
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accuracy brightness certainty directness lucidity precision purity simplicity transparency
STRONG
articulateness comprehensibility conspicuousness definition distinctness evidence exactitude exactness explicitness intelligibility legibility limpidity obviousness openness palpability penetrability perceptibility perspicuity plainness prominence tangibility unambiguity
WEAK
cognizability decipherability explicability limpidness manifestness overtness unmistakability
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inaccuracy
STRONG
unintelligibility
WEAK
dirtiness obscurity
NOUN
importance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consequence influence status usefulness
STRONG
conspicuousness distinction eminence esteem fame greatness mark notability note rank reputation worth
WEAK
lionization noteworthiness
Antonyms
STRONG
insignificance unimportance
NOUN
jutting
Synonyms
STRONG
protuberance saliency
WEAK
protuberancy
NOUN
limpidity
Synonyms
STRONG
accuracy articulateness brightness certainty clearness comprehensibility conspicuousness definition directness distinctness evidence exactitude exactness explicitness intelligibility legibility lucidity lucidness obviousness openness palpability pellucidity pellucidness penetrability perceptibility perspicuity perspicuousness plainness precision prominence purity simplicity tangibility transparency unambiguity
WEAK
cognizability decipherability explicability limpidness manifestness overtness unmistakability
Antonyms
STRONG
ambiguity imprecision inaccuracy inexactness
NOUN
limpidness
Synonyms
WEAK
accuracy articulateness brightness certainty clearness cognizability comprehensibility conspicuousness decipherability definition directness distinctness evidence exactitude exactness explicability explicitness intelligibility legibility limpidity lucidity lucidness manifestness obviousness openness overtness palpability pellucidity pellucidness penetrability perceptibility perspicuity perspicuousness plainness precision prominence purity simplicity tangibility transparency unambiguity unmistakability
NOUN
lucidness
Synonyms
STRONG
accuracy articulateness brightness certainty clearness comprehensibility conspicuousness definition directness distinctness evidence exactitude exactness explicitness intelligibility legibility limpidity lucidity obviousness openness palpability pellucidity pellucidness penetrability perceptibility perspicuity perspicuousness plainness precision prominence purity simplicity tangibility transparency unambiguity
WEAK
cognizability decipherability explicability limpidness manifestness overtness unmistakability
Antonyms
STRONG
ambiguity imprecision inaccuracy inexactness
NOUN
pellucidity
Synonyms
STRONG
accuracy articulateness brightness certainty clearness comprehensibility conspicuousness definition directness distinctness evidence exactitude exactness explicitness intelligibility legibility limpidity lucidity lucidness obviousness openness palpability pellucidness penetrability perceptibility perspicuity perspicuousness plainness precision prominence purity simplicity tangibility transparency unambiguity
WEAK
cognizability decipherability explicability limpidness manifestness overtness unmistakability
Antonyms
STRONG
ambiguity imprecision inaccuracy inexactness
NOUN
pellucidness
Synonyms
STRONG
accuracy articulateness brightness certainty clearness comprehensibility conspicuousness definition directness distinctness evidence exactitude exactness explicitness intelligibility legibility limpidity lucidity lucidness obviousness openness palpability pellucidity penetrability perceptibility perspicuity perspicuousness plainness precision prominence purity simplicity tangibility transparency unambiguity
WEAK
cognizability decipherability explicability limpidness manifestness overtness unmistakability
Antonyms
STRONG
ambiguity imprecision inaccuracy inexactness
NOUN
perspicuity
Synonyms
STRONG
accuracy articulateness brightness certainty clearness comprehensibility conspicuousness definition directness distinctness evidence exactitude exactness explicitness intelligibility legibility limpidity lucidity lucidness obviousness openness palpability pellucidity pellucidness penetrability perceptibility perspicuousness plainness precision prominence purity simplicity tangibility transparency unambiguity
WEAK
cognizability decipherability explicability limpidness manifestness overtness unmistakability
Antonyms
STRONG
ambiguity imprecision inaccuracy inexactness
NOUN
perspicuousness
Synonyms
STRONG
accuracy articulateness brightness certainty clearness comprehensibility conspicuousness definition directness distinctness evidence exactitude exactness explicitness intelligibility legibility limpidity lucidity lucidness obviousness openness palpability pellucidity pellucidness penetrability perceptibility perspicuity plainness precision prominence purity simplicity tangibility transparency unambiguity
WEAK
cognizability decipherability explicability limpidness manifestness overtness unmistakability
Antonyms
STRONG
ambiguity imprecision inaccuracy inexactness
NOUN
plainness
Synonyms
STRONG
accuracy articulateness brightness certainty clearness comprehensibility conspicuousness definition directness distinctness evidence exactitude exactness explicitness intelligibility legibility limpidity lucidity lucidness obviousness openness palpability pellucidity pellucidness penetrability perceptibility perspicuity perspicuousness precision prominence purity simplicity tangibility transparency unambiguity
WEAK
cognizability decipherability explicability limpidness manifestness overtness unmistakability
Antonyms
STRONG
ambiguity imprecision inaccuracy inexactness
NOUN
prominence
Synonyms
STRONGEST
celebrity eminence fame greatness importance prestige renown reputation standing
STRONG
illustriousness influence kudos name notability precedence preeminence rank specialness weight
WEAK
top billing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
insignificance unimportance
STRONG
inferiority
WEAK
depression obscurity

Example Sentences

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CAHILLANE: There’s no such thing as a forever brand, where because it has so much salience people are just going to continue to buy it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

This is along with what she called the "growing salience of nuclear weapons".

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

The salience of both news organizations is waning.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

I had landed here for my fateful drive because of its climate salience, as well as its award-winning Hummer dealership, Sheehan Buick GMC.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2025

He gave them a slight salience over the façade and a polychromatic decoration.

From A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 by Armstrong, Walter, Sir

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