FEATURING Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

featuring

verb

present participle of feature

as in highlighting

to indicate the importance of by centering attention on a restaurant featuring an extensive list of American wines to complement its creative American cuisine

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as in imagining

to form a mental picture of I can't feature that guy wearing anything other than his usual jeans and T-shirt

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Recent Examples of featuring Airy styles were trending during the latest edition of Paris Fashion Week, featuring the likes of Zendaya and Jennifer Lawrence, among others, opting for delicate fabrics, designs and soft colorways. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 On view are copies of a mass-market 1977 book featuring the Renaissance master’s anatomical drawings; Basquiat owned a copy, a fount of inspiration for him. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Arrowhead hosted football games featuring the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Cincinnati Bearcats football teams this season. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026 North Texas is off to another refreshing start, featuring low humidity and temperatures in the 50s and 60s. — CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 The commission’s decision means that filming — on a set featuring a fictional Minneapolis pawn shop and Korean grocery store — can recommence. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 Chesney returns to the road in April 2027 with his Original Vibe Room Tour, featuring Eric Church, Sheryl Crow and Greylan James. — Russ Penuell, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026 The owner’s suite opens to a panoramic outdoor space featuring a private pool designed for countercurrent swimming. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026 Amid its success, The Hollywood Reporter reported on Monday that a theatrical rerelease featuring new footage is in the works from Sony Pictures. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for featuring

Verb

The Sun in your 6th House opposes Saturn in your private 12th, highlighting the tension between productivity and the need for real rest.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026
Being about music, arts and highlighting people, that’s a blessing.

— Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of highlighting

Verb

Maybe that difficulty in imagining the sport’s death, like imagining the end of capitalism, comes from living in the present.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
The movement was organized around imagining how stillness could operate according to human rights policies.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of imagining

Verb

Geoff warns Ilya to moderate his projections, emphasizing the need for safeguards, but the idealistic Russian is swept up in the vast potential of AI — to solve the climate crisis, cure cancer, even save humanity from itself.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, a strappy sandal style was elevated by the sculptural wedge heel, emphasizing the comeback of the historic footwear style which has most recently gained steam as part of the ’90s and aughts fashion nostalgia wave.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of emphasizing

Verb

The dynamic is stressing household budgets at a time when they’re already strained by broader affordability issues, a key issue in the upcoming midterm elections.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
At China’s signature AI conference in July, Xi called for greater openness and collaboration in AI, while stressing the need for regulation to keep it under human control.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of stressing

Verb

The professor, who is based at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, first presented plans for the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in 1988, envisioning a vast network of sensors in Antarctic ice that could capture neutrinos.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
In the long term, the startup is envisioning a global network of O-factories that would bring manufacturing closer to the major markets of fashion brands.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of envisioning

Verb

Consider techniques like progressive muscle relaxation, body scanning, box breathing, or even picturing your thoughts as clouds that are receding into the distance.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Two years ago, the royal spoke at the same gathering, against a backdrop of cell phone lock screens picturing children whose mental health had been affected by social media.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of picturing

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