Synonyms for HIGHLIGHT
ˈhaɪˌlaɪthigh·light

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. highlightnoun

   To be a highlight of.

   Antonyms:
   lowlight

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. highlight, high spotnoun

   the most interesting or memorable part

   "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican"

   Synonyms:
   highlight, highlighting, high spot

2. highlight, highlightingverb

   an area of lightness in a picture

   Synonyms:
   highlight, highlighting, high spot

3. foreground, highlight, spotlight, play upverb

   move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

   "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"

   Synonyms:
   cozy up, play up, sidle up, suck up, highlight, cotton up, spotlight, foreground, shine up

4. highlightverb

   apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent

   "highlight the area above your eyebrows"

   Synonyms:
   foreground, spotlight, play up

Matched Categories

1. • Bring Out
   • Make Up

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1. apogisnoun

   Submitted by kenchezburton on May 24, 2023  

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "highlight":

   emphasise, stress, underline, emphasize, underscore, showcase, mention, culmination, illustrate

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1. Yuri Trutnev:

   Crises and market distortions highlight the need for diversification.

2. Sadie Weiner:

   As a potential shutdown creeps closer, we will see if Sen. Toomey sticks with his votes to defund Planned Parenthood or if he is so scared about his re-election that he flip-flops in a panic, these ads will highlight that Sen. Toomey and extremists in Congress are playing a dangerous game, and Pennsylvania families deserve better.

3. Carol Fuller:

   The findings are impressive and do highlight the importance of time outside on such a scale, that said, while the findings are encouraging, what we don't get from the study is a sense of why we see the results that we do ? While the authors speculate as to the reasons, there is a crucial need to engage directly with young people to understand the results from the perspective of those who were taking part.

4. Ashish Fernandes:

   It has been a continuation of a campaign to highlight the financial, social and environmental risks surrounding coal, this is an indication Coal India hasn't really changed.

5. Chensheng Lu:

   I think that case highlights the acute effects of insecticides, the blood cancers highlight the risks of chronic exposure.