prominent
adjective
[ ˈprɒmɪnənt ]
• important; famous.
• "she was a prominent member of the city council"
Similar:
important,
well known,
leading,
eminent,
pre-eminent,
distinguished,
notable,
noteworthy,
noted,
public,
outstanding,
foremost,
of mark,
illustrious,
celebrated,
famous,
renowned,
acclaimed,
famed,
honoured,
esteemed,
respected,
well thought of,
influential,
prestigious,
big,
top,
great,
chief,
main,
major-league,
• projecting from something; protuberant.
• "a man with big, prominent eyes like a lobster's"
Similar:
protuberant,
protruding,
projecting,
jutting,
jutting out,
standing out,
sticking out,
proud,
bulging,
bulbous,
raised,
elevated,
protrusive,
protrudent,
excrescent,
• situated so as to catch the attention; noticeable.
• "the new housing estates are prominent landmarks"
Similar:
conspicuous,
noticeable,
easily seen,
obvious,
evident,
discernible,
recognizable,
distinguishable,
unmistakable,
eye-catching,
pronounced,
salient,
striking,
outstanding,
dominant,
predominant,
obtrusive,
prominent
noun
• a stout drab-coloured moth with tufts on the forewings which stick up while at rest, the caterpillars of which typically have fleshy growths on the back.
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘projecting’): from Latin prominent- ‘jutting out’, from the verb prominere . Compare with eminent.
