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

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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 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.

2. Jack Keane:

   Social engineering was a distractor from what the main mission of the United States military was about, we were involved in conflict and war, and these reforms achieved a level of prominence that subordinated the issue of war itself.

3. Patrick Murray:

   Gillibrand simply lacks the star power or national prominence that would lead to extensive free media time.

4. 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.

5. Barnabas Piper:

   It is at a level of intensity that is new, this is not something you see tweeted about on a regular basis. But after the attack in Charleston and the prominence that the flag took, it feels as if it is now being rubbed in our faces.