Synonyms for Prominent
ˈprɒm ə nəntprom·i·nent

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1. prominent

   Synonyms:
   jutting, protuberant, relieved, embossed, extended, manifest, conspicuous, eminent, distinguished, main, important, leading, characteristic, distinctive

   Antonyms:
   receding, concave, rebated, indented, hollowed, engraved, intailed, withdrawn, inconspicuous, minor, secondary, unimportant, indistinctive, undistinguishable, subordinate

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1. outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular, strikingadjective

   having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

   "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"

   Synonyms:
   salient(ip), large, striking, prominent, owing(p), dramatic, spectacular, great, salient, outstanding, undischarged, big

   Antonyms:
   inconspicuous, invisible

2. big, large, prominentadjective

   conspicuous in position or importance

   "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"

   Synonyms:
   magnanimous, spectacular, bountiful, prominent, big, vainglorious, cock-a-hoop, braggy, with child(p), striking, giving, bombastic, grownup, grown, large(p), enceinte, tumid, bounteous, liberal, self-aggrandizing, swelled, handsome, fully grown, braggart(a), bighearted, expectant, heavy(a), great(p), large, bragging(a), bad, freehanded, turgid, heavy(p), big(a), self-aggrandising, salient, boastful, full-grown, openhanded, declamatory, adult, orotund, gravid, big(p), crowing, outstanding

   Antonyms:
   invisible, inconspicuous

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1. outstand

   standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable

   her eyes are her most prominent feature.

   Submitted by rinat on June 5, 2017  

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1. prominentadjective

   Synonyms:
   protuberant, projecting

2. prominentadjective

   Synonyms:
   conspicuous, eminent, celebrated, distinguished, famous

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1. prominentadjective

   Synonyms:
   protuberant, conspicuous, salient, eminent, distinguished

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1. List of paraphrases for "prominent":

   eminent, outstanding, leading, distinguished, salient, conspicuous, pre-eminent, high-profile, senior, top, renowned, important, famous, notable, well-known, remarkable, predominant, significant, dominant, visible, major, striking, preponderant, featured

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1. Philip Seymour Hoffman:

   And so I thank you for casting this short, 29-year-old, unknown actor with a prominent nose to play Benjamin Braddock, god bless you, sir. You're more than a great director. You're a real artist down to your toes, because you're insanely courageous.

2. Brad Adams:

   The abduction of a prominent Thai political activist on the streets of Phnom Penh demands an immediate response from Cambodian authorities.

3. Shawn Crispin:

   The Philippines has for a long time been a standard bearer in the region for press freedom, if Duterte is able to get away with effectively silencing what has been one of his most prominent and credible media critics, that could send a message to the wider region that this is an attack you can get away with.

4. Mike Commisso:

   I think we can all agree the significance of the Washington Monument is really far greater than the architectural qualities or even its height, it continues to serve as a memorial to one of the most influential and prominent public figures in our nation's history.

5. Dudley Brown:

   Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner has voiced directly to me and to one of the more prominent sheriffs in the state directly that Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner is opposed to red flag laws and thinks they're unconstitutional.