Antonyms for prominent
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : prom-uh-nuhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɒm ə nənt |
Definition of prominent
Origin :- mid-15c., "projecting, jutting out," from Latin prominentem (nominative prominens) "prominent," present participle of prominere "jut or stand out, be prominent, overhang," from pro- "before, forward" (see pro-) + minere "to project," from minae "projections, threats" (see menace (n.)). Meaning "conspicuous" is from 1759; that of "notable, leading" is from 1849. Related: Prominently.
- adj sticking out; conspicuous
- adj important; famous
- Why, our movements have been as prominent and open as the house-tops from the beginning.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- It has the grand and prominent virtue of being at once and easily skippable.
- Extract from : « Joseph Andrews Vol. 1 » by Henry Fielding
- But he was prominent in nothing, for prominence was to him a thing like bodily pain.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- Perhaps the most prominent of these was his passion for boat-sailing.
- Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
- I once went into the woods with a prominent college athlete.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- The nose was long, prominent, and delicately sharp in the nostril.
- Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- Bunyan was the most prominent Dissenter in the neighbourhood.
- Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
- It has mimicked some prominent line, or overpowered some necessary mass.
- Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume II (of V) » by John Ruskin
- There was a distinct question in her prominent eyes as she fixed them on him.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- Charles Bonaparte, Prince of Canino, was prominent as an orator.
- Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various
Synonyms for prominent
- arresting
- beetling
- big-league
- big-name
- big-shot
- bulging
- celebrated
- chief
- distinguished
- easily seen
- embossed
- eminent
- extended
- extrusive
- eye-catching
- famed
- flashy
- foremost
- great
- hanging out
- high-profile
- hilly
- in the foreground
- jutting
- leading
- main
- marked
- notable
- noted
- noticeable
- notorious
- obtrusive
- obvious
- outstanding
- popular
- preeminent
- projecting
- pronounced
- protruding
- protrusive
- protuberant
- raised
- relieved
- remarkable
- renowned
- respected
- rough
- rugged
- salient
- shooting out
- signal
- standing out
- striking
- to the fore
- top
- underlined
- unmistakable
- VIP
- well-known
- well-thought-of
- world-class
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