Synonyms for prominence
ˈprɒm ə nənspromi·nence

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1. prominencenoun

   the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

   Synonyms:
   bump, extrusion, hump, excrescence, protuberance, protrusion, swelling, gibbousness, jut, gibbosity, bulge

   Antonyms:
   obscurity

2. prominencenoun

   relative importance

   Synonyms:
   bump, extrusion, hump, excrescence, protuberance, protrusion, swelling, gibbousness, jut, gibbosity, bulge

   Antonyms:
   obscurity

3. bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescencenoun

   something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

   "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"

   Synonyms:
   swelling, lump, expulsion, protrusion, gibbousness, jut, jutting, intumescence, extrusion, bulge, projection, protuberance, gibbosity, intumescency, bump, blow, puffiness, hump, excrescence

   Antonyms:
   obscurity

Matched Categories

1. • Importance
   • Projection
   • Standing

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prominencenoun

   Synonyms:
   protuberance, projection, bulge, process

2. prominencenoun

   Synonyms:
   conspicuousness, eminence, distinction, celebrity

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1. List of paraphrases for "prominence":

   salience, importance, pre-eminence, visibility, significance, predominance

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1. David Graff:

   We want to be very careful about the type of information that we highlight in the search feature given its prominence. Given the concern around elections and elections information, we want to be particularly conservative here.

2. David Holland:

   Any time a member of a group that has often been marginalized achieves this kind of prominence and attracts this kind of spotlight, it creates a moment of self-reflection over what it means to participate at the highest level of government and how they square that with the faith.

3. Luciano Kliemaschewsk:

   Pearson is happy with our results, brazil has stood out among emerging markets and we've taken on a position of prominence (in the company). We joke that there's no crisis around here.

4. Jack Cheevers:

   The Pueblo incident may gain prominence over time because it teaches us that you can deal with North Korea, even during a major crisis.

5. Senate Judiciary:

   Not only is Ms. Gupta the first woman of color to ever be nominated to the position, she is the first civil rights attorney ever to be nominated to the position, the third-ranking official in the Justice Department, that's shocking, really. We never have had a former civil rights attorney serving in such a prominent serving in such a position of prominence at Justice Department. In that sense alone, Ms. Gupta would bring a long overdue perspective to our federal law enforcement agency.