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| Main Entry: | feature |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give prominence to |
| Synonyms: | accentuate, advertise, blaze*, emphasize, headline*, mark, play up*, present, promote, spotlight*, star, stress, underline, underscore, call attention to, italicize, make conspicuous, point up*, set off* |
| Notes: | the opener comes first in a three-comic show, followed by the feature, followed by the headliner |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | feature |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | characteristic |
| Synonyms: | affection, angle, article, aspect, attribute, character, component, constituent, detail, earmark*, element, facet, factor, gag*, gimmick, hallmark, idiosyncrasy, individuality, ingredient, item, mark, peculiarity, point, property, quality, savor, slant*, specialty, trait, twist*, unit, virtue, differential, integrant, notability, particularity, speciality |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | feature |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | highlight, special attraction |
| Synonyms: | draw, innovation, peculiarity, specialty, big show, crowd puller, drawing card, headliner, main item, prominent part, speciality |
| Main Entry: | feature |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | special article in publication |
| Synonyms: | column, comment, item, piece, report, story |
| Main Entry: | features |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | facial characteristics |
| Synonyms: | appearance, countenance, face, mien, mug*, physiognomy, visage, lineaments, looks, puss |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | accentuate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | focus attention on |
| Synonyms: | accent, emphasize, feature, highlight, spotlight, stress, underline, underscore, bring attention to, call attention to, draw attention to, give prominence to, point up |
| Antonyms: | mask, divert attention from |
| Main Entry: | characterize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | typify, distinguish |
| Synonyms: | brand, constitute, define, delineate, describe, designate, differentiate, discriminate, feature, identify, indicate, inform, make up, mark, outline, peg, pigeonhole*, portray, represent, stamp, style, symbolize, tab, belong to, button down, individualize, individuate, peculiarize, personalize, signalize, singularize, typecast |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | circumstance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | situation, condition |
| Synonyms: | Moira, accident, action, adjunct, affair, article, case, cause, coincidence, concern, contingency, crisis, destiny, detail, doom, element, episode, event, exigency, fact, factor, fate, feature, fortuity, go, happening, happenstance, incident, intervention, item, juncture, kismet, lot, matter, occasion, occurrence, particular, phase, place, point, portion, proviso, respect, scene, status, stipulation, supervention, thing, time, where it's at |
| Main Entry: | display |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | show for public viewing, effect |
| Synonyms: | advertise, arrange, bare, betray, boast, brandish, demonstrate, disclose, emblazon, evidence, evince, exhibit, expand, expose, extend, feature, flash, flaunt, flourish, glaze, grandstand*, illustrate, impart, lay out, manifest, model, open, parade, perform, present, promote, promulgate, publish, represent, reveal, show off, sport, trot out*, uncover, unfold, unfurl, unmask, unroll, unveil, vamp, bring to view, lay bare, make clear, make known, open out, set out, showcase, spread out, stretch out |
| Antonyms: | conceal, cover, hide, secrete, withhold |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | documentary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | investigative report |
| Synonyms: | account, broadcast, feature, film, information, narrative, docudrama |
| Main Entry: | earmark |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | signature characteristic |
| Synonyms: | attribute, distinction, feature, hallmark, label, marking, peculiarity, quality, stamp, tag, token, trademark, trait, differential |
| Main Entry: | edit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rewrite, refine |
| Synonyms: | adapt, alter, amplify, analyze, annotate, arrange, assemble, assign, butcher, censor, check, choose, compile, compose, condense, correct, cut, delete, discard, doctor, draft, emend, excise, feature, fine-tune, finish, go over, make up, massage*, polish, prepare, prescribe, proofread, publish, put together, rearrange, rectify, regulate, rehash, rephrase, report, revise, scrub*, select, set up, strike out, style, tighten, trim, blue-pencil*, boil down*, fly speck, recalibrate, redact, write over |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | envisage/envision |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | picture in one's mind |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, behold, conceive, conceptualize, contemplate, externalize, fancy, feature, foresee, form mental picture of, grasp, have a picture of, image, imagine, look upon, materialize, objectify, predict, realize, regard, see, survey, think up, view, view in mind's eye, vision, visualize |
| Main Entry: | exhibit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put on view; present |
| Synonyms: | advertise, air, brandish, demonstrate, disclose, display, disport, evidence, evince, expose, express, feature, flash, flaunt, illustrate, indicate, manifest, mark, offer, parade, proclaim, reveal, show, show and tell*, show off, trot out*, let it all hang out, make clear, make plain, ostend, parade wares, roll out, showcase, strut stuff, wave around |
| Antonyms: | conceal, cover, hide |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | facet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | surface; aspect |
| Synonyms: | angle, appearance, character, face, feature, front, hand, level, obverse, part, phase, plane, side, slant, switch, twist |
| Main Entry: | highlight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | memorable part |
| Synonyms: | climax, feature, focal point, focus, peak, best part, high point, high spot, main feature |
| Main Entry: | idiosyncrasy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | oddity, quirk |
| Synonyms: | affectation, bit, characteristic, distinction, eccentricity, feature, habit, mannerism, peculiarity, trait, trick, singularity |
| Main Entry: | item |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | part, article |
| Synonyms: | account, aspect, bit, blurb*, bulletin, column, component, consideration, detail, dispatch, element, entry, feature, incidental, information, matter, news, note, notice, novelty, particular, piece, point, report, scoop*, scrap, specific, story, thing, write-up, conversation piece, minor point, minutia, paragraph |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | movie |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | presentation of action on continuous film |
| Synonyms: | cinema, feature, film, flick*, motion picture, moving picture, picture, show, silent*, silver screen*, celluloid, cine, cinematics, cinematograph, photoplay, screenplay, talkie, talking picture, videotape |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | particular |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | detail |
| Synonyms: | ABC's, article, bottom line*, brass tacks*, case, chapter and verse*, circumstance, clue, cue, element, fact, facts of life, feature, gospel, item, know*, lowdown, nitty-gritty*, nuts and bolts*, picture, point, rundown*, scoop*, score*, speciality, specific, specification, story, thing*, what's what, whole story |
| Antonyms: | generality |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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