Synonyms of highlighted

highlighted 1 of 2

adjective

as in spotlighted

Related Words

• spotlighted
• illuminated
• brightened
• lit
• illumined
• alight
• light
• ignited
• floodlit
• bright
• kindled
• lightsome
• shiny
• ablaze
• sunlit
• moonlit
• sunny
• sunshiny

Dissimilar Words

• darkened
• blackened
• dark
• dimmed
• dusky
• dusk
• unlit
• darkish
• gloomy
• obscured
• somber
• darkling
• pitch-black
• pitch-dark
• lightless
• gray
• shadowy
• murky
• pale
• cloudy
• tenebrous
• leaden
• shadowlike
• sunless
• lightproof

highlighted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of highlight

as in emphasized

to indicate the importance of by centering attention on

according to the TV schedule, this week's "Astronomy Today" highlights the accomplishments of Maria Mitchell

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emphasized
• featured
• stressed
• identified
• punctuated
• accentuated
• accented
• pointed (up)
• illuminated
• focused
• foregrounded
• pressed
• promoted
• spotlighted
• played up
• made much of
• bore down on
• advertised
• pinpointed
• publicized
• plugged
• boosted
• overplayed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• understated
• played down
• minimized
• underemphasized
• de-emphasized
• discounted
• toned (down)
• disparaged
• belittled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of highlighted

Adjective

The highlighted part of the map includes parts of the coast of Iran, Oman and the United Arab Emirates. — August 18, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Tap or click a highlighted area for details. — Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026

Four stops along the way offer free refreshments from highlighted local businesses. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 1 June 2026

Another archival photograph taken during the Apollo 12 mission depicts the lunar surface with an unidentified phenomenon in the highlighted box. — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 8 May 2026

The highlighted business is a past winner of a Community Choice Award, and this spotlight was created with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI), using the business’s website, Yelp reviews and online map listings as sources. — Community's Choice Awards, jsonline.com, 21 Mar. 2026

Her highlighted brunette tresses were styled in a middle part. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026

Iowa history is the focus of our highlighted article this week. — Kim Norvell, Des Moines Register, 29 Jan. 2026

Halle Berry and Sabrina Elba both opted for shaggy brown haircuts; the former, a highlighted bob, and the latter, a mid-length single-tone with textured bangs. — Essence, 29 Sep. 2025

Verb

Smith highlighted that the center’s mandate includes educating warfighters, equipping the Fleet with systems that can survive operational environments, and developing combined tactics for their use. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026

This technique is often highlighted in hair-transplant discussions, but it should never be viewed as the entire treatment. — Ascend Agency, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026

The report also highlighted a lack of coordination and communication between campus police and Kirk’s private security in the days leading up to the event. — ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026

The move to junk grade territory from BB+ to BB highlighted the project’s vulnerability to default. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

In their statement, the WGAW highlighted Raman’s walking of the picket lines during the strike of 2023, as well as a Save Hollywood Jobs plan. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

According to research highlighted by Harvard Business Review, over 90% of employees said corrective feedback would improve their performance if it were delivered well. — Maren Perry, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh highlighted the shift in a speech at the central bank’s annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming last month. — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

The Demon Deacons went 64 yards on six plays, highlighted by a 49-yard completion from Lopez to Jack Foley down the right sideline. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026