CATBIRD SEATS Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

catbird seats

noun

plural of catbird seat

as in advantages

the more favorable condition or position in a competition your fluency in French should put you in the catbird seat for getting the Paris posting

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as in spotlights

the center of public attention in the wake of the natural disaster, this obscure bureaucrat was suddenly and unexpectedly thrust into the catbird seat

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Noun

Companies are exploring different robotic designs for transportation, industrial work and mobility, with quadruped systems offering potential advantages on uneven terrain.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
The episode illustrated the advantages and dangers of the rapidly developing technology—and what business leaders can learn from using AI to help manage a business crisis.

— Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of advantages

Noun

And as a guy in power armor, Iron Man straddles the line of being a mecha, but his Marvel Tokon design spotlights Gundam and Tekkaman influences.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
The dotted centers of the doodle-looking flowers were instead clusters of spotlights that could point in different directions.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of spotlights

Noun

Using rudimentary 3-D animation tools, the film looks janky, with sharp edges and bad editing.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Bake cookies, rotating baking sheets top to bottom and front to back halfway through, until golden and cracked (edges will be firm but centers should still be soft), 16–18 minutes.

— Ellary Collins, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of edges

Noun

Each new spot is an imaginative wonderland and will captivate the attentions of little ones, and parents.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
But this is not a restaurant built for restraint; turn your attentions to Les Grands, a selection of jumbo desserts, each big enough to feed a quorum.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 June 2026

Definition of attentions

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