| Main Entry: | limelight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | public attention |
Synonyms: |
eminence, exposure, fifteen minutes of fame, focus of attention, glare, hype*, media attention, photo opportunity, prominence, public eye, public interest, public notice, public recognition, renown, spotlight |
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, insist on, italicize, labor the point, limelight, maintain, make a point, make clear, make emphatic, make much of, mark, pinpoint, play up, point out*, point up, press, pronounce, punctuate, put accent on, reiterate, repeat, rub in, spotlight*, underline, underscore, weight |
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, cutting-edge, focus, fore, forepart, front, lead, leading-edge, limelight, on the line, spearhead*, state-of-the-art, vanguard |
Antonyms: |
back, background, rear, unimportance |
| Main Entry: | illuminate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make light |
Synonyms: |
brighten, fire, flash, floodlight, highlight, hit with a light, ignite, illume, illumine, irradiate, kindle, light, light up, lighten, limelight, spot, spotlight |
Antonyms: |
cloud, darken, obscure |
| Main Entry: | illustrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | demonstrate, exemplify |
Synonyms: |
allegorize, bring home, clarify, clear, clear up, delineate, depict, disclose, draw a picture, elucidate, emblematize, embody, emphasize, epitomize, evidence, evince, exhibit, explain, expose, expound, get across, get over, highlight, illuminate, imitate, instance, interpret, lay out, limelight, make clear, make plain, manifest, mark, mirror, ostend, personify, picture, point up, portray, proclaim, represent, reveal, show, show and tell, spotlight*, symbolize, typify, vivify |
Antonyms: |
hide, obscure |
| Main Entry: | light |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | illuminate |
Synonyms: |
animate, brighten, cast, fire, flood, floodlight, furnish with light, highlight, ignite, illume, illumine, inflame, irradiate, kindle, light up, lighten, limelight, make bright, make visible, put on, shine, spot, spotlight, switch on, turn on |
Antonyms: |
darken, dull, obscure |
| Main Entry: | publicity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | promotion of something, someone |
Synonyms: |
PR, advertising, announcement, announcing, attention, ballyhoo, big noise, billing, blurb, boost*, broadcasting, build-up, clout*, commercial, currency, distribution, fame, handout, hoopla*, hype*, ink, limelight, noise*, notoriety, pitch, plug*, press, press-agentry, promo, promulgation, propaganda, public notice, public relations, puff, puffery, pushing, release, report, réclame, scratch*, spotlight*, spread, write-up |
Antonyms: |
secret |
| Main Entry: | spotlight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attention; bright beam of light |
Synonyms: |
center stage, fame, flashlight, floodlight, interest, light, limelight, notoriety, public attention, public eye, publicity |
Antonyms: |
obscurity |
| Main Entry: | spotlight |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | focus attention on |
Synonyms: |
accentuate, draw attention, feature, floodlight, give prominence, highlight, illuminate, limelight, point up, publicize, put on center stage |
Antonyms: |
turn aside |