prominent

Definition for prominent

adjective as in sticking out; conspicuous

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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

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distinguished, eminent, great, high-profile, leading, notable, noted, notorious, outstanding, popular, preeminent, renowned, respected, well-known

Weak matches

big-league, big-name, big-shot, celebrated, chief, famed, foremost, main, top, underlined, VIP, well-thought-of, world-class

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It was hoped this would allow dads to play a more prominent role in fatherhood.

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Griffiths never beat Davis in seven Crucible encounters, but the two players were prominent characters in a golden era for snooker.

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Politics can create strange bedfellows, and they don't come much stranger than the country's most prominent democratic socialist and the world's richest man.

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It’s a prominent perch he’s likely to maintain if he succeeds in being confirmed as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

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So a World Truth Commission is simply a fact-checking agency that would check the statements of prominent public figures and publish its findings.

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