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limelight - 14 thesaurus results
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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