Synonyms for highlight
ˈhaɪˌlaɪthigh·light

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. highlightnoun

   To be a highlight of.

   Antonyms:
   lowlight

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. highlight, high spotnoun

   the most interesting or memorable part

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

   Synonyms:
   highlighting, high spot

2. highlight, highlightingverb

   an area of lightness in a picture

   Synonyms:
   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, 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. List of paraphrases for "highlight":

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

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How to use highlight in a sentence?

1. Christine Moutier:

   The lack of an association between deployment and suicide risk isn't surprising, at a very high level, these findings highlight the need for us to pay closer attention to what happens when people leave the military.

2. Yuri Trutnev:

   Crises and market distortions highlight the need for diversification.

3. Harvey Mason:

   We thought the timing was right, we saw an opportunity to do what the academy does — which is to highlight music, highlight the industry and highlight excellence in a bigger way. With the change in our voting structure, we don’t have the nomination review committee. This gives our voters an opportunity to have their voice heard, but also gives them a chance to have a bigger pool to draw from when it comes time to that one winner that takes home the Grammy.

4. Antjuan Seawright:

   I think there was a real conversation tonight about approach, there was an elevated effort to highlight the pragmatic versus the progressive.

5. Ryan Duguid:

   We wanted to highlight we wanted the right blend of lazy and highly intellectual, the laziness means they want the least-effort approach, but the intellect will ensure it's done the right way.