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| Main Entry: | VIP |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very important person |
| Synonyms: | big cheese*, big name, celebrity, dignitary, luminary, mogul, notable, personality, star, top banana*, worthy, big enchilada, big kahuna, famous person, heavyweight, high muckamuck, public figure, superstar |
| Antonyms: | nobody, nonentity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | big deal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something or someone important |
| Synonyms: | VIP, big cheese*, big shot*, big wheel*, bigwig*, boss, tycoon, big enchilada, big fish, big gun, biggie, boss man, head honcho, hotshot, important person, top dog, very important person |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | big shot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very important person |
| Synonyms: | VIP, big cheese*, big cheese, big wheel*, big wheel, bigwig*, bigwig, celebrity, dignitary, fat cat, mogul, nabob, notable, personage, somebody, big cat, big fish, big gun, big gun, big man on campus, head honcho, heavy-hitter, heavy-hitter, heavyweight, high man on the totem pole, high-muck-a-muck, important person, influential person |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dignitary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | high ranking person |
| Synonyms: | VIP*, bigwig*, celebrity, luminary, official, star, big gun, big kahuna, bigshot, person of influence, top cat |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | eminent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very important; famous |
| Synonyms: | VIP*, august, celebrated, conspicuous, distinguished, dominant, elevated, exalted, famed, grand, great, high, illustrious, lofty, name, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy, outstanding, paramount, preeminent, prestigious, prominent, renowned, star, superior, well-known, big-gun, big-league*, big-name, big-time, celeb, celebrious, esteemed, high-ranking, leonine, lionlike, of note, page-oner, redoubted, superstar |
| Notes: | if you mean 'famous' or 'superior,' you want eminent; if you mean 'impending, about to happen' that is imminent; and if you mean 'present, inherent,' your word is immanent |
| Antonyms: | inferior, undistinguished, unimportant, disrespected, unnotable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | executive |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who manages an organization |
| Synonyms: | VIP*, administration, administrator, big wheel*, boss, brass, businessperson, chief, commander, director, entrepreneur, government, governor, head, hierarchy, industrialist, leader, leadership, management, manager, officer, official, skipper*, supervisor, tycoon, CEO, CO, directorate, exec, head honcho, head person, heavyweight, higher-up, key player, top brass |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | luminary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very important person |
| Synonyms: | VIP*, big name*, celebrity, dignitary, eminence, leader, lion*, name, notable, personage, personality, somebody*, star, worthy, celeb, notability, superstar |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | magnate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | important person, usually in business |
| Synonyms: | VIP*, aristocrat, bigwig*, businessperson, capitalist, chief, figure, financier, industrialist, leader, lion*, merchant, mogul, name, noble, notable, peer, personage, plutocrat, tycoon, captain of industry |
| Antonyms: | lowly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mogul |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who has great power, many possessions |
| Synonyms: | VIP*, executive, king, magnate, notable, personage, potentate, prince, queen, royalty, tycoon, key player, princess, top brass |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mover and shaker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who makes things happen |
| Synonyms: | VIP, catalyst, doer, entrepreneur, generator, heavy hitter, leader, lightning rod, player*, player, presence, spark plug, spark plug, upstart, whip, achiever, affluential, enterprising person, go-getter, go-getter, heavyweight, man of influence, mover, palpable presence, pathfinder, producer, trailblazer, wheeler and dealer, wheeler and dealer |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | notable |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is famous, important |
| Synonyms: | VIP*, big name*, big shot*, big wheel*, celebrity, chief, dignitary, eminence, executive, figure*, leader, lion*, luminary, magnate, mogul, name, personage, personality, power, somebody*, star, worthy, big-time operator, heavyweight, high-up, hotdog, notability, pooh-bah, superstar |
| Antonyms: | unknown, lowlife |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | somebody |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person of fame, importance |
| Synonyms: | VIP*, celebrity, dignitary, luminary, name*, notable, one, personage, star, heavyweight, household name, person of note, public figure, so-and-so, some person, someone, superstar, whoever |
| Antonyms: | nobody |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | superior |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person higher or highest in rank |
| Synonyms: | VIP*, boss, brass*, chief, director, elder, executive, head, leader, manager, principal, ruler, senior, supervisor, CEO, chieftain, exec, head honcho, heavyweight, higher-up, key player |
| Antonyms: | inferior, servant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | top-level |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | high-ranking, important |
| Synonyms: | VIP*, aristocratic, distinguished, famous, first-class*, foremost, grand, honored, illustrious, leading, majestic, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy, powerful, preeminent, prominent, top-drawer, top-notch*, well-known, esteemed, four-star, front-page, high-level, high-profile, high-up, major-league, upper-class |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | well-known |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | familiar, famous |
| Synonyms: | VIP*, acclaimed, big, big name*, celebrated, common, conspicuous, eminent, illustrious, important, infamous, known, large, leading, name, notable, noted, notorious, outstanding, popular, prominent, public, recognized, renowned, reputable, somebody, splashy, star, WK, celeb, in the limelight, in the public eye, superstar, widely known |
| Antonyms: | unfamiliar, unknown |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | big cheese |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | important person |
| Synonyms: | VIP, big wheel, boss, chief, leader, big enchilada, big gun, big kahuna, head honcho, influential person, person in charge, top dog |
| Main Entry: | big wheel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very important person |
| Synonyms: | VIP, big cheese, big shot, bigwig, dignitary, fat cat, mogul, nabob, notable, somebody, big cat, big fish, big gun, big man on campus, head honcho, heavy-hitter, high-muck-a-muck, important person, influential person |
| Main Entry: | celebrity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dignitary |
| Synonyms: | VIP, ace, big cheese*, big deal*, big name*, big shot*, bigwig*, figure, hero, immortal, lion*, luminary, magnate, name, notable, personage, personality, somebody, star, worthy, big gun, big stuff, celeb, cynosure, famous person, heavyweight, hotshot, mahatma, major leaguer, someone, superstar, the cheese |
| Antonyms: | nobody |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | important |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | eminent, influential, outstanding |
| Synonyms: | VIP*, aristocratic, distinctive, distinguished, effective, extraordinary, famous, first-class*, foremost, grand, heavy*, high profile, honored, illustrious, imposing, incomparable, leading, majestic, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy, potent, powerful, preeminent, prominent, remarkable, seminal, signal, solid, superior, talented, top-drawer, top-notch*, well-known, big-time, esteemed, four-star, front-page, high-level, high-ranking, high-up, major-league, of note, page-one, upper-class |
| Antonyms: | insignificant, powerless, unimportant, unknown, worthless |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | personage/personality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | celebrity, notable |
| Synonyms: | VIP*, big shot*, bigwig*, brass*, chief, dignitary, eminence, face*, individual, luminary, monster*, name*, somebody, star, worthy, celeb, cynosure, distinguished person, hot shot, public figure, superstar, top dog |
| Antonyms: | lowlife |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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