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| Main Entry: | limelight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | public attention |
| Synonyms: | eminence, exposure, glare, hype*, photo opportunity, prominence, public eye, renown, spotlight, fifteen minutes of fame, focus of attention, media attention, public interest, public notice, public recognition |
| Antonyms: | obscurity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | emphasize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stress, give priority to |
| Synonyms: | accent, accentuate, affirm, articulate, assert, bear down, charge, dramatize, dwell on, enlarge, enunciate, headline, highlight, hit*, impress, indicate, limelight*, maintain, mark, pinpoint, play up*, point out*, press, pronounce, punctuate, reiterate, repeat, spotlight*, underline, underscore, weight, insist on, italicize, labor the point, make a point, make clear, make emphatic, make much of, point up*, put accent on, rub in |
| Antonyms: | depreciate, forget, ignore, play down, understate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | focus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center of attraction |
| Synonyms: | bull's eye, center, core, cynosure, focal point, headquarters*, heart, hub, limelight*, locus, meeting place, nerve center*, point of convergence, polestar, seat, spotlight, target |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | forefront/foreground |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prominence |
| Synonyms: | beginning, center, focus, fore, front, lead, limelight*, spearhead*, state-of-the-art, vanguard, cutting-edge, forepart, leading-edge, on the line |
| Antonyms: | back, background, rear, unimportance |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | publicity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | promotion of something, someone |
| Synonyms: | advertising, announcement, attention, ballyhoo*, blurb*, boost*, broadcasting, clout*, commercial, currency, distribution, fame, handout, hoopla*, hype*, limelight*, noise*, notoriety, pitch, plug*, press, propaganda, public relations, puff*, puffery*, pushing, release, report, scratch*, spotlight*, spread, write-up, PR, announcing, big noise, billing, build-up, ink, press-agentry, promo, promulgation, public notice, réclame |
| Antonyms: | secret |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spotlight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attention; bright beam of light |
| Synonyms: | center stage, fame, interest, light, limelight, notoriety, public eye, publicity, flashlight, floodlight, public attention |
| Antonyms: | obscurity |
| Main Entry: | spotlight |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | focus attention on |
| Synonyms: | accentuate, feature, highlight, illuminate, limelight*, publicize, draw attention, floodlight, give prominence, point up, put on center stage |
| Antonyms: | turn aside |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | forefront |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prominence |
| Synonyms: | beginning, center, cutting edge, focus, fore, front, lead, leading edge, limelight, spearhead, vanguard, foreground, forepart |
| Antonyms: | background |
| Main Entry: | public eye |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | focus of attention |
| Synonyms: | exposure, limelight, spotlight, public attention, public consciousness, public scrutiny |
| Main Entry: | center stage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | focus of interest |
| Synonyms: | attention, celebrity, fame, limelight, notoriety, public eye, spotlight |
| Main Entry: | illuminate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make light |
| Synonyms: | brighten, fire, flash, highlight, ignite, illumine, irradiate, kindle, light, lighten, limelight*, spot, spotlight, floodlight, hit with a light, illume, light up |
| Antonyms: | cloud, darken, obscure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | illustrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | demonstrate, exemplify |
| Synonyms: | clarify, clear, clear up, delineate, depict, disclose, elucidate, embody, emphasize, epitomize, evidence, evince, exhibit, explain, expose, expound, get across*, get over*, highlight, illuminate, imitate, instance, interpret, lay out*, limelight*, manifest, mark, mirror, personify, picture, portray, proclaim, represent, reveal, show, show and tell*, spotlight*, symbolize, typify, vivify, allegorize, bring home, draw a picture, emblematize, make clear, make plain, ostend, point up* |
| Antonyms: | hide, obscure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | light |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | illuminate |
| Synonyms: | animate, brighten, cast, fire, flood, highlight, ignite, illumine, inflame, irradiate, kindle, lighten, limelight, put on, shine, spot, spotlight, turn on, floodlight, furnish with light, illume, light up, make bright, make visible, switch on |
| Antonyms: | darken, dull, obscure |
| Main Entry: | stage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | theater platform; theater life |
| Synonyms: | arena, dais, drama, frame, limelight*, play, scene, scenery, set, setting, show business, spotlight, theater, Broadway, boards, footlights, legit, mise-en-scène, off-Broadway, scaffold, scaffolding, show biz, stage set, staging |
* = 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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